Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): A boxer from Sports Authority of India, Bhopal, recently clinched a bronze medal at the 74th International Boxing Championship, the Strandja Cup, held in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Boxing her way up, farmers’ daughter Monika Negi won a bronze medal in the 81 kg weight category at the 74th International Boxing Championship. Negi is currently serving the nation with Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) forces.
Negi’s boxing career began when she was 19 years old. Her dream was to become a doctor, so pursuing sports as a career was never on her radar, but later on she developed a knack for boxing. "My dad wanted me to do any sport because he was a cricketer. But I was studious, and my dream was to become a doctor. Sports were never on my career path."
She added, "When I started boxing, I had to move to Haryana due to the lack of facilities and poor sports infrastructure in Himachal. In 2018, I won national and all-India inter-university bronze, then got a chance to join India camp. Joining SAI Bhopal was the turning point in my boxing career."
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