Ankushita Boro

Ankushita Boro is an Indian amateur woman boxer who won gold medal at the 2017 AIBA Youth Women's World Boxing Championships.[1][2] She won gold medal in the first North East Olympic Games 2018, Imphal.[3] She won silver medal at the 2nd India Open International Boxing Tournament held in Guwahati. In 2019, she participated in the 4th Elite Women's National Boxing Championship held in Kannur, Kerala. She won gold medal at 3rd Khelo India Youth Games (KYIG) 2020 held in Guwahati.[4] She also won 'The Best Boxer ' title in the 2017 AIBA Youth Women's World Boxing Championships.[5] Boro in her weight category (64 kg) is eyeing on the 2024 Summer Olympics.[6]

Ankushita Boro
Statistics
Nickname(s)Munu
Weight(s)Welterweight (64 kg)
NationalityIndian
BornAnkushita Boro
(2000-10-06) 6 October 2000
Meghai Jarani Gaon, Assam, India
StanceOrthodox

Early life

She was born to Rakesh Kumar, who is a primary school teacher, on probation and Ranjita, who is currently working with an NGO.[7] She hails from Meghai Jarani, a village in Sonitpur district, Assam. They helped Ankushita travel 165 km for the trials at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) centre in Golaghat. She trained from SAI Centre Golaghat with Trideep Bora as her coach. For Boro, boxing started by accident, when a friend asked her to compete in a local tournament, when she was just 12.[8] She travelled 165 km for trials at the Sports Authority of India (SAI), centre in Golaghat. After the selection at the SAI, she made rapid strides in the sport under coach Trideep Bora.[9] She learnt subtle movements from the expert from Italy, Raffael Bergamasco. Additionally, she undertook five months of training under Bergamasco.[10] She is currently a student of Dakshin Junior College in Guwahati.[11]

Achievements

She won her district's Best Boxer Award in 2013, and a gold medal for her state in 2015. In early 2017, she earned a bronze medal in the National Youth Championship. In both the Balkan Youth International Boxing Championship (Bulgaria) and Ahmet Comert Championships (Turkey), she won a silver medal.[12]

2017 AIBA Youth Women's World Boxing Championships

On 26 November 2017, she earned a gold medal in the light welterweight (64 kilogram) category at the AIBA World Youth Women's Boxing Championship, with a unanimous win over Turkey's Aluc Cagla.[13][14][15] Interestingly, she beat Aluc Cagla of Turkey in the first round, against whom she lost at the Ahmet Comret tournament and Rebecca Nicoli of Italy, against whom she lost in Bulgaria. Besides being one of India's five pugilists, who advanced to the finals, she was also adjudged the best boxer of the tournament.[16]

4th Elite Women's National Boxing Championship

In December 2019, Boro participated at the 4th Elite Women's National Boxing Championship held in Kannur, Kerala from 2–8 December 2019. She lost to Railways' Pwilao Basumatary in the finals for 64 kg title by 3-2.[17][18]

Other achievements

In 2018, chief minister of Assam Sarbananda Sonowal appointed Boro as the brand ambassador of Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao scheme, Kamrup Metropolitan district.[19]

References
  1. Ghani, Abdul (27 November 2017). "Assam girl strikes gold at world boxing meet". The Times of India. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  2. "Assam girl wins 'Best Boxer' title in World Youth Women's Boxing Championship". ANI News. 30 November 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  3. "Assam's Ankushita Boro wins gold in first NE Olympic Games". 28 October 2018.
  4. "Khelo India: Assam's Ankushita Boro bags gold in U-21 64kg boxing". 22 January 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  5. "Assam girl wins 'Best Boxer' title in World Youth Women's Boxing Championship". ANI News. 30 November 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  6. "Not being able to train with coaches biggest challenge in lockdown: Boro". outlookindia. 9 April 2020.
  7. Sarangi, Y.B. (2 December 2017). "Who is Ankushita Boro?". The Hindu. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  8. "Meet the 10-member Indian contingent for the Youth World Championships". Scroll.in.
  9. "ankushita boro-girl who could be indias next mary kom". 9 December 2017.
  10. "All you need to know about Ankushita Boro (Boxing Champion) (Relevant for GS Prelims)".
  11. "Ankushita boro | Latest News on Ankushita-boro | Breaking Stories and Opinion Articles". Firstpost.
  12. "AIBA Women's Youth Championships: Ankushita Boro, Shashi Chopra star as 5 Indian boxers reach quarters - Sports News , Firstpost". Firstpost. 21 November 2017.
  13. "Assam girl strikes gold at world boxing meet". The Times of India.
  14. Sharma, Nitin (24 November 2017). "Ankushita Boro shines bright at AIBA World Youth Championship". The Indian Express. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  15. Sarangi, Y. B. (2 December 2017). "Who is Ankushita Boro?". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  16. "Teenage Sensation Ankushita Boro Might Be India's Next Mary Kom". www.theweekendleader.com.
  17. PTI (8 December 2019). "Sonia, Bhagyabati lead Railways to six gold medals at national boxing - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  18. "Railways boxers dominate as Sonia, Bhagyabati clinch gold". Tribune. 9 December 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  19. "Ankushita brand ambassador for Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao". 10 March 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
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