Nikhat Zareen & Simranjit Kaur begins campaign with win in Elite Women's National Championships

Bhopal: In boxing, reigning World Champion Nikhat Zareen and World Championships bronze medallist Simranjit Kaur began their campaign with victories on the first day of the 6th Elite Women's National Championships in Bhopal yesterday.

Telangana's Nikhat was up against LK Abinaya of Tamil Nadu in the 50 kg round-of-32 bout. Nikhat will take on Meghalaya's Eva Marbaniang in the pre-quarterfinal tomorrow.

Punjab's Simranjit was up against Nilzaya Angmo of Ladakh in the 60kg round-of-32 bout. She will square off against Pooja Behra of Jharkhand in the pre-quarterfinal.

2019 World Championships silver medallist Manju Rani beat Priyanka Shirsale of



Maharashtra in a one-sided in the 48 kg category. Manju who is playing for the Railways' team will face Uttarakhand's Kavita in the round-of-16 bout.

Asian Championships gold medallist Saweety Boora of Haryana defeated Marthamaa Sattivada of Andhra Pradesh in 81 kg. She will be up against Chandan Choudhary of Rajasthan in the pre-quarterfinal today.

Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain who is representing Assam got a bye in the first round of 75kg. She will face Puja Nayak of Orissa in the round-of-16 bout on Friday. Total 302 boxers across 12 different weight categories are participating in the championships.