Ankushita Boro

Ankushita Boro
Boro with Pwilao Basumatary at 2nd India Open International Boxing Tournament Guwahati
Born
Ankushita Boro

(2000-10-06) 6 October 2000 (age 24)
Meghai Jarani Gaon, Assam, India
NationalityIndian
Statistics
Weight(s)Welterweight (64 kg)
StanceOrthodox
Medal record
Women's amateur boxing
Representing  India
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Amman Welterweight

Ankushita Boro is an Indian boxer. She 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 and a gold at the 3rd Khelo India Youth Games (KYIG) 2020, both held in Guwahati.[4] She also won 'The Best Boxer' title in the 2017 AIBA Youth Women's World Boxing Championships.[5] She won bronze medal at the 5th Elite Women's National Boxing Championship in Hisar.[6]

Personal life

Boro 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, was under the guidance of coach Trideep Bora.[9] She learnt better technique from Italian coach Raffael Bergamasco.[10][11] As of November 2017, Boro is a student of Dakshin Junior College in Guwahati.[12] Boro married her longtime coach Trideep Borah at Tezpur.[13]

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.[14]

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.[1][15][16] 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.[17]

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.[18][19]

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.[20]

References

  1. ^ a b 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". North East News. 28 October 2018. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Khelo India: Assam's Ankushita Boro bags gold in U-21 64kg boxing". East Mojo. 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. ^ "Bhagyabati Kachari storms into final - Sentinelassam". The Sentinel Assam. 27 October 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  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. 19 November 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  9. ^ IANS (9 December 2017). "Ankushita Boro: The girl who can be India's next Mary Kom". IB Times. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  10. ^ Das, Suprita (15 December 2017). "India's women boxers packing a punch". Mint. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  11. ^ PTI (8 December 2017). "Italian coach Raffaele Bergamasco elevated to the position of performance director for India's senior women boxers". Firstpost. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  12. ^ "Meet the 10-member Indian contingent for the Youth World Championships". Scroll. 19 November 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  13. ^ "Boxing star Ankushita Boro ties the knot to her coach Trideep Borah". Insidene. 24 April 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  14. ^ "AIBA Women's Youth Championships: Ankushita Boro, Shashi Chopra star as 5 Indian boxers reach quarters". Firstpost. 21 November 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  15. ^ Sharma, Nitin (24 November 2017). "Ankushita Boro shines bright at AIBA World Youth Championship". The Indian Express. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  16. ^ Sarangi, Y. B. (2 December 2017). "Who is Ankushita Boro?". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  17. ^ "Teenage Sensation Ankushita Boro Might Be India's Next Mary Kom". www.theweekendleader.com.
  18. ^ "Sonia, Bhagyabati lead Railways to six gold medals at national boxing". The Times of India. PTI. 8 December 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  19. ^ "Railways boxers dominate as Sonia, Bhagyabati clinch gold". Tribune. 9 December 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  20. ^ "Ankushita brand ambassador for Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao". The Assam Tribune. 15 September 2010. Retrieved 14 January 2024.