Lovlina’s win on Wednesday came after three of her teammates — Amit Panghal (51 kg), Jaismine Lamboriya (57 kg) and Preeti Pawar (54 kg) — crashed out of the Paris Olympics, after losing their respective bouts.
The Strandja Memorial Tournament is one of Europe’s oldest international sports competitions.
Late in the evening the 75 kg category bout turned out to be totally one sided as Lovlina showed no mercy on diminutive Mozambique boxer Adosinda Rady Gramane and won the contest 5-0.
"There is no sector where females are left behind. We are fortunate that the president of India is also a female," Thakur added.
Minakshi (52kg), Parveen (63kg), Lovlina (75kg), Saweety (81kg) and Alfiya (+81kg) made it to the summit clash in their respective weight category
According to reports, Shiksha, who faced Argentina's Herrera Milagros Rosario on Thursday, displayed a brilliant temperament and skill set to win by unanimous decision without breaking a sweat.
The seasoned L Sarita Devi (64kg) along with two other pugilists advanced to the semifinals and assured themselves of medals…
