BFI Cup 2025: Ankushita Boro and Arundhati Choudhary win big in women’s finals
Ankushita Boro and Arundhati Choudhary emerged victorious in their respective categories at the inaugural BFI Cup 2025 in Chennai. Other winners included Parveen Hooda, Nivedita Karki, and Bhavna Sharma as the women’s competition concluded with exciting finals
Hyderabad: Former Youth World Champions Ankushita Boro and Arundhati Choudhary were among the standout performers as the women’s finals concluded at the inaugural BFI Cup 2025 in Chennai on Monday.
Ankushita (Assam) showcased her trademark aggression to edge Rajasthan’s Parthavi Grewal 3-2 in the (60-65kg) category, while Arundhati (Services) stamped her class in the (65-70kg) weight category with a commanding 5-0 win over Sneha (AIP). World Championships bronze medallist Parveen Hooda (SAI) also emerged victorious, defeating Priya (Haryana) 3-2 in the (57-60kg) final as the Elite Women’s competition crowned its champions across all ten weight categories.
Other women’s finals saw Nivedita Karki (Uttarakhand) claim the (45-48kg) title with a 3-2 win over World Championships silver medallist Manju Rani (Railways), while Bhavna Sharma (Railways) outclassed Savita (Railways) 5-0 in the (48-51kg) weight category. Maharashtra’s Khushi Jadhav edged Divya Pawar (AIP) 3-2 for the (51-54kg) gold, and Himachal Pradesh’s Vinakshi Dhota defeated Mushkan (AIP) 5-0 in the (54-57kg) weight category. Monika (SAI) bagged the (70-75kg) crown with a 4-1 win over Nishu (Haryana), Babita Bisht (AIP) triumphed 3-2 against Komal (Punjab) in the (75-80kg) class, and Ritika (SAI) sealed the (80-80+kg) title by overpowering Shivani Tomar (AIP) 5-0.
On the men’s side, S. Vishwanath (Services) entered the finals with a commanding 5-0 win over Gopi Mishra (Services) in the (47-50kg) weight category. However, Asian Games gold medallist Amit Panghal (Services) suffered a narrow 1-4 defeat to teammate Ashish (Services) in the (50-55kg) semi-finals, while World Championships bronze medallist Mohammad Husamuddin (Services) continued his fine run with a 5-0 win over Mitesh Deswal (Railways) in the (55-60kg) bout.
