Nikhat Zareen and Minakshi Secure Gold as India Wraps Up Elorda Cup 2024 with 12 Medals

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Two-time World Champion Nikhat Zareen won gold in the women’s 52kg category at the Elorda Cup 2024 by defeating Zhazira Urakbayeva of Kazakhstan with a unanimous decision (5-0).

An Overview of the News

• India finished the Elorda Cup 2024 campaign with 12 medals in total, held in Astana, Kazakhstan.

• Medals tally: 2 gold, 2 silver,and 8 bronze.

Gold medals:

• Nikhat Zareen (52kg)

• Minakshi (48kg) defeated Uzbekistan’s Rahmonova Saidahon (4-1) to win India’s first gold medal in the women’s 48kg final.

Silver medals:

• Anamika (50kg) lost to China’s Wu Yu (1-4).

• Manisha (60kg) lost to Kazakhstan’s Viktoriya Grafeeva (0-5).

Bronze medals (men):

• Yaiphaba Singh Soibam (48kg)

• Abhishek Yadav (67kg)

• Vishal (86kg)

• Gaurav Chauhan (92+kg)

Bronze medals (women):

• Sonu (63kg)

• Manju Bamboriya (66kg)

• Shalakha Singh Sansanwal (70kg)

• Monika (81+kg)

About Elorda Cup

• It is an international boxing tournament organized by the Department of Physical Culture and Sports of the city of Astana and the Kazakhstan Boxing Federation.

• The inaugural edition of the Elorda Cup was scheduled to be held in 2022, featuring Uzbekistan, India, Japan, Cubaand Kyrgyzstan.

• The second edition took place in 2023with the participation of Bahrain, China, India, Japan, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Serbia, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkmenistanand Uzbekistan.

• The third edition of the Elorda Cup took place fromMay 12 to 19, 2024.

• Countries participating in the third edition included Kazakhstan, China, India, Japan, Uzbekistan, Iranand Tajikistan.