Nagpur has always contributed in sports with many of its young lads and gals have done well in different sports. Now one more name added in this list belongs to a young boxer called Alfiya Khan Pathan. It takes us pride to share the news of this young boxer to win the bronze medal at the global boxing event held recently in Serbia. She bagged the medal in the 80+ kg category at emerged as the third Nations Cup International Boxing Championship.
Earlier Khan has won the silver medal for the same. With this international event, this is her fourth overseas tour. Before heading out for the tournament the Alfiya has bagged Junior Girls Maharashtra State Boxing Championship, which was her seventh state championships in a span of three years. She got the gold medal in the local tournaments. So continuing with her trend of making big, this time she went extra mile by getting bronze in the global event.
Talking about her achievements in the field of boxing, her parents feel that it was Dayashankar Tiwari, the president of NMBA (Nagpur Mahanagar Boxing Association) who turned the young lady. While talking about her achievement, she said that this is just a start for her as she has to go a long way in this field. She said with her efforts, and consistency, she would continue to do well in this domain. We wish her all the best in her field and wish her doing big in boxing making not just our city but the entire country feel proud of her.
