Aarti, Arundhati, Pawan Clinch Gold as India Top Tammer Boxing Tournament Tally with 14 Medals

Arundhati Chaudhary posing with her women’s 70kg category gold medal. Photo: BFI

India clinched 14 medals, including four gold, two silver and eight bronze, to top the medal tally at the 46th International Tammer Boxing tournament in Tampere, Finland, on Sunday (November 1).

Aarti Dhariyal (women’s 54kg), Ankushita Boro (women’s 65kg), Arundhati Chaudhary (women’s 70kg) and Pawan Bartwal (men’s 55kg) clinched the gold medals, while Hussam Mohammed (men’s 60kg) and Jaismine (women’s 57kg) finished with silver medals.

Organised by the Tampere Boxing Association, the tournament has been held annually since 1977 and is an established event on the international boxing calendar.

India had fielded a 14-member squad with a focus on providing international exposure to boxers ranked third in the country's Olympic weight-category bench strength, along with top-ranked pugilists in Olympic weight categories that are not part of the Asian Games programme.

In the women’s 54kg Aarti convincing beat Kernachan Stephen of Scotland 5:0 while Commonwealth Games gold medallist Arundhati got the better of Igharo Evelyn Ivi of Ireland 3:2 in the women’s 70kg final.

Later in the day, Ankushita Boro (women’s 65kg) defeated England’s Thompstone Ella 4:1 and Pawan Bartwal (men’s 55 kg) defeated Ireland’s Louis Rooney 5:0.

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