New Delhi, April 4 -- Rajasthan does not have much of a reputation in boxing. Till recently that is. The state is now punching above its weight in the ring. At the recent women's boxing national championships in Greater Noida, three Rajasthan boxers medalled.
Sunita Saharan (51kg), Lalita Guleria (70kg) and Shweta (75) won bronze medals keeping up with the recent trend of the sport taking impressive strides in the state. Jaipur's Lakshya Chahar, the reigning national champion in the light heavyweight category, and Kota's Arundhati Choudhary, a world youth champion, are already established names in the domestic circuit. Both competed at the Paris Olympics qualifiers.
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