ITANAGAR, 13 Aug: Niya Chery from Arunachal Pradesh won a gold medal at the fourth U-15 Sub-Junior Boys and Girls National Boxing Championship held in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh from 7 to 13 August.
He defeated Mascoori Ramcharan from Telangana in the final on Wednesday.
Competing in the 40-43 kgs category, he had beaten Sachin Kumar from Haryana in the semifinal, Arunachal Amateur Boxing Association informed.
Another boxer from the state Kongsar Jeba secured a silver medal in the championship. He competed in the 49 -52 kgs category.
