Returning Arundhati delivers statement performance in ring

ARUNDHATI Choudhary had been patiently longing for this moment for the last 12 months or so. After missing out on her dream — the 2024 Olympics — the said period had been testing for her to say the least. Moreover, she had injury issues to deal with too. Making her first appearance at the international stage this year, Arundhati produced a statement performance on Tuesday. The former youth world champ was the highlight for India on the day as she demolished inform Leonie Mueller, a boxer who had medalled at all three stages of the World Boxing Cup this year, at the ongoing World Boxing Cup Finals at the at the Shaheed Vijay Singh Pathik Sports Complex in Greater Noida. The talented 23-year-old, who competes in the 70-kg category, was a level above Mueller as she controlled the tempo of the bout from the word go and dropped the German rival once in the second, and knocked her down again in the third to seal a comprehensive win and book her place in the final. It’s no wonder that she was stoked with her day’s outcome.

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“T have made my international comeback after a year-and-a-half, and I am delighted to be back with an Referee Stops the Contest (RSC) win. I was nervous to begin with, because my last international experience was a loss in the Paris (Olympics 2024) qualifiers before I underwent wrist surgery. But I told myself, ‘This is what I have been waiting for,’ and now I am back!,” she said afte