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Shaheed Vijay Singh Pathik Sports: Continuing its dominant show in the tournament, 19 Haryana boxers entered the semifinals and confirmed medals at the 3rd Sub Junior National Championship at the Shaheed Vijay Singh Pathik Sports Complex in Greater Noida.

The girls from Haryana managed to secure 10 medals while the boys sealed the semi-final berth in nine categories to assure themselves of at least bronze medals.

Bhoomi (35kg) and Nischal Sharma (37kg) started the day for Haryana in girls section with contrasting victories. Bhoomi thrashed Delhi’s Apeksha in a bout that ended with the referee stopping the contest (RSC) in round three whereas Nischal had to work hard against S Sarah of Tamil Nadu during her thrilling 3-2 win.