Six girls from Haryana won big at the World Youth Women Boxing Championship held in Guwahati.
The girls, who took home gold and bronze medals, were in for a surprise upon their return.
Jyoti of Rohtak and Shashi of Hisar, Neetu and Sakshi of Haryana’s Bhiwani won gold medals each. Neha of Kaithal and Anupama of Palwal won bronze medals in various categories. The championship, which debuted in India this year, witnessed the participation of nearly 200 players from over 30 countries.
BJP minister Om Prakash Dhankar, announced one Indian breed cow each to the six medalists from the state in the Boxing Youth World Championships.
Dhankar, who is Haryana’s animal husbandry minister, made the announcement during a felicitation ceremony for the boxers at Rohtak, “[Unlike buffalo’s milk] cow’s milk contains less fat and is beneficial for boxers… A cow is very active, while a buffalo sleeps most of the time,” Dhankar was quoted to the Indian Express.
India topped the the medal table in the tournament that ended last week with the Haryana girls dominating the podium.
Among the Indian contingent, local girl Ankushita Boro (64 kg) was adjudged the Boxer of the Tournament. They was the only other non-Haryana medallist. The Assam girl became the fifth Indian to earn the yellow metal.