Khelo India: Kota’s boxer wins gold

In the ongoing  Khelo India games at Pune, Kota’s boxer Arundhati Choudhary won gold medal in under 17 girls category and defeared Haryana’s wrestler Pranjal Yadav. She defeated the opponent in 70 kg category by 5-0 score and made Kota and Rajasthan proud.

With her win on Friday, Rajasthan has till now won 9 gold medals taking the total tally of medals to 36. These include 13 silver medals and 14 bronze apart from 9 gold medals so far. 

State’s two more wrestlers secured place in finals in Kabaddi in under 17 category.

Giving the information chef de mission of the state Subrat Sen informed that this is the third medal in boxing which has been won by state’s players. 

Before that Arshi Khanam  in 57 kg category and Nisha Gurjar in 63 kg category had won bronze medals. 

Moreover, state has secured of getting 2 more medals in boxing.