Arunachal: Tarah Yaram and Rubu Juju were declared the best female and male boxers of the 7th State Level Boxing Championship, 2024. Yaram, a student of Sports Authority of India Special Training Centre (SAI STC) at Naharlagun, won the gold medal in the Senior Women Open 45kg-48kg weight category.
Juju of Kurung Kumey won the gold medal in the Men’s Senior 54kg-57kg category.
SAI STC won the championship title by securing 7 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze medals with a total of 43 points.
Kra Dadi secured the second position (25 points) while host East Kameng (16 points) finished third. Kra Dadi won 3 gold, 4 silver and 1 bronze medals while East Kameng won 2 gold, 3 silver and 4 bronze medals.
MLA Iling Tlang distributed prizes to the winners during the closing ceremony on Tuesday.
A total of 118 boxers from 14 districts and Sangay Lhaden Sports Academy, SAI STC, Naharlagun, Rajiv Gandhi University and Arunachal Pradesh Police Sports Control Board participated in the championship
