MDU women boxers rule the ring

by Haryananewswire (Balbir)

ROHTAK, JAN 24

  Maharshi Dayanand University (MDU) won the inaugural All India Inter-University Women Boxing Championship (2010-2011) held at M.L. Sukhadia University, Udaipur from January. 21 to 23.  The MDU pugilists claimed the championship by logging 52 points with the help of six gold, four slver and one  bronze medasl.

            MDU Director, Public Relations Sunit Mukherjee informed that apart from championship, MDU boxing coach Ravindra Singh Rana was adjudged the ‘Best Boxing Coach’ in both men’s and women’s categories by the Association of India Universities.  Earlier, MDU’s men pugilists had won the All India Inter-University Men Boxing Championship held at the same venue from January 9 to 16.

            In the women’s championship, gold medalists from MDU were Suman (52 kg.), Meena Devi (54 kg.), Pratibha (63 kg), Pooja (75Kg.), Sonam(80 kg.) and Kavita (86 kg.),  The silver medalists were Hemlata (48 kg.), Aaliya Khan (50 kg.), Babita (66 kg), and Jagriti (70 kg.),. Neetu got bronze medal for MDU in 60 kg class.

            MDU Vice Chancellor Dr. R. P. Hooda has congratulated the university pugilists for the outstanding achievement.