Not knowing final opponent helped: Alfiya
The HinduFor someone who got inspired after watching the movie on Mary Kom and whose background resembles World champion Nikhat Zareen, World youth champion Alfiya Pathan is delighted to have begun her journey in elite international boxing with a bang. Alfiya – who stunned two home boxers, including 2016 World champion Lazzat Kungeibayeva in the final, on her way to win the gold medal in the +81kg category on her senior international debut at the Elorda Cup in Kazakhstan – is eager to make her mark. Looking back at her experience in Nur-Sultan, Alfiya – who was one of the rookie boxers from the National Centre of Excellence, Rohtak, to be fielded for exposure – admitted that not knowing much about her final opponent helped her. I worked on my weak areas and improved my performance to bounce back and win a better medal now.” Chief National women’s coach Bhaskar Bhatt, who was the National youth team’s head coach when Alfiya won her World youth title, hopes to see the 19–year-old as a better boxer.
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