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Haryana boxers have it easy

VISAKHAPATNAM: Holder Haryana is in contention in eight of the 13 weight categories of the seventh senior National women boxing championship after the semifinals concluded at the Swarna Bharati Indoor Stadium here on Wednesday evening.

World championship gold medallist K.C. Lekha, silver medallist N. Usha of AP, bronze medallists Aruna Mishra (Steel Plants Sports Board) and Renu (Haryana) did not allow their opponents more than a minute in their respective bouts.

The other bronze medallist Chhoto Laura (Railways) took some time before asserting herself.

Kerala has five boxers and host AP four while last year's runner-up Manipur has only one in the finals.

The results (semifinals): 46 kg: Swapna (Ker) bt Jahanabi (Assam) RSC III round, V. Mahalakshmi (AP) bt N. Nano (Manipur) on points. 48 kg: Ch. Kanakadurga (AP) bt Birpal Kaur (Punjab) RSC I, Ch. Kalpana (Rlys) bt W. Jerina (Mani) RSC II. 50 kg: Meena Kumari (Haryana) bt Sudha (Rajasthan) RSC I, Chhoto Laura Rlys) bt CH. Lata (Mani) RSC III. 52 kg: Jeuti K (Assam) bt Suman (Chandigarh) on points, Sushma (Har) bt Ranji Sonwal (Raj) RSC II. 54 kg: Aswathy (Ker) bt Amanpreet (Pun) RSC I, Sunita (Har) bt Priyanka (Uttaranchal) RSC I. 57 kg: Preeti S (Hary) bt Pooja (Utr) RSC I, N. Usha (AP) bt B. Ambika (Ker) RSC I. 60 kg: S. Ibemcha (ManiP bt Sharmila (Del) RSC I, Pranamika (Assam) bt Aruna Masand (Goa) RSC I. 63 kg: Suma (Har) bt Bijimol (Ker) on pts, Pinky (Del) bt Salma (Assam) on pts. 66 kg: Aruna Mishra (SPSB) bt Ashla (Ker) RSC I, Kavita (Har) bt Rajia Devi (Mani) RSC II. 70 kg: Protiva (Assam) bt Laxmi Padiya (Jharkhand) RSC II, Aswathymol (Ker) bt Seema Devi (Har) RSC II. 75 kg: Ancy K (Ker) bt CH. Somlata (Del) on pts, Renu (Har) bt Karmajeet (Rlys) on pts. 80 kg: Lekha K.C. (Ker) bt Polly Sonwol (Assam) RSC I, Kavita (Har) bt Taruna Mishra (SPSB) RSC I. 86 kg: N. Swapna Priya (AP) bt Prijiraj (Ker) (conceded), Jyotsna (Rlys) bt Reena Kuwar (Pun) RSC III. — Special Correspondent