Rakhi, Dheeraj win Bihar boxing gold medals

Patna, September 1, 2010: Rakhi Kumari of Patna won gold medal in the 51 kg fight beating Surbhi of Begusarai in the senior women section final of the Bihar state boxing championship at the Physical Training College hall here on Wednesday.

Sunil Chhaila Bihari, a Bhojpuri film artist and Ashwani Kumar Singh jointly distributed the prizes. Rajeev Kuma Singh, secretary, Boxing Association of Bihar (BAB) welcomed the guests. Kumar Vijay, chairman, BAB, presided over the function.

Results: Men senior group 49 kg: Dheeraj Kumar Mishra bt Kashi Mukhiya. 52 kg: Rakesh Kumar Singh bt Ram Naresh. 56 kg Ranjit Kumar bt Vivek Kumar. 60 kg: Anil Kumar bt Kundan Gupta.

Women 51 kg: Rakhi Kumari bt Surbhi. 57 kg: Sharin Banu bt Pooja. 60 kg: Pushpa Kumari bt Manisha. 64 kg: Shobha bt Priti.

Junior (boys): 49 kg: Arvind Kumar bt Shyam Kumar Sahu. 52 kg: Rakesh Kumar bt Abhishek Kumar. 60 kg: Prashant Kumar bt Ranjesh Kumar. 64 kg: Sharwan Rai bt Ranjan Kumar.

Girls: 40 kg: Noori Perween bt Heena Kumari. 46 kg: Anamika bt Anshu. 48 kg: Reena bt Ayushi Priti. 50 kg: Pushpa Tuddu bt Archana. 52 kg: Priyanka bt Priti. 63 kg: Siwani Bharti bt Minu. 70 kg: Varsha Rani bt Renu Kumari.

Archana Jha bags gold in Jr National boxing

Patna, May 10, 2010: Bihar junior women boxers claimed six medals including one gold in the National sub-junior and junior championships held at Erode (Tamil Nadu) from May 3 to 7.

Boxing Association of Bihar (BAB) secretary Rajiv Kumar Singh said Archana Jha clinched the gold medal in 38-40 kg bout while Varsha Rani won a silver medal in National junior boxing championships.

In the sub-junior categories four Bihar boxers Puja Kumari, Kusum Lata, Rekha Kumari and Priya Singh boxed in bronze medals.

Congratulating the Bihar team members for their grand achievement, Rajiv Kumar said BAB would organize a function to felicitate the pugilists.