As part of its continued effort to unearth fresh talent from across the country, Boxing Federation of India (BFI) and Sports Authority of India will conduct the 2nd REC Open Talent Hunt competition for Youth and Elite men and women at the SAI Paltan Bazaar stadium from September 15 to 21.
The girls from Haryana managed to secure 10 medals while the boys sealed the semi-finals berth in nine categories.
Besides Manju and Sonia, Anamika (50kg), Jyoti (52kg), Shiksha (54kg), Anupama (70kg), Nandini (75kg), Nupur (81+kg) have guaranteed medals for the RSPB.
Indian boxers Hardik Panwar (80kg) , Amisha (54kg) and Prachi Tokas (80+kg) bagged silver medals after suffering defeats in their respective finals of the IBA Junior World Boxing Championships here.
In the 54 kg round of 32 bout, Umesh kumar started the proceedings for Delhi with his clinical display in a 5-0 unanimous win over Pawan Ventada of Arunachal Pradesh in a one-sided affair.
