India's Ankushita Boro, is overcome with joy after winning the 64-kg final against Russia's

Ekaterina Dynnik

during the AIBA Women's Youth World Boxing Championship. (PTI Photo)

GUWAHATI: Indian girls displayed spectacular performances in the ring at the AIBA Women's Youth World Championship to script history on Sunday at Nabin Chandra Bordoloi Indoor Stadium here. It was an evening of pride as all Indian finalists - Ankushita Boro , Jyoti, Nitu, Sakshi and Shashi Chopra - won gold, which has never happened for India in this championship. In the process, Jyoti also qualified for the youth Olympics to be held in Buenos Aires next year.In the lightweight (45-48kg) category, Nitu outclassed Zhazira Urakbayeva from Kazakhstan 5-0. From the first round itself, the Haryana girl was at her best, landing a flurry of punches to unsettle her opponent. "It was not verydifficult for me. Compared to the semifinal, it was an easy affair. Now, I'm focused at the youth Olympics," an elated Nitu told reporters after the bout on Sunday in a packed stadium.Flyweight (51kgs) Jyoti, had an easy outing, too, winning 5-0 against Ekaterina Molchanova of Russia. Jyoti started carefully and waited for the opportunity to hit. "I didn't realize that it would be an easy bout for me. It turned out to be easier than the semifinal. First two rounds went smoothly. Third round was a little difficult but I continued to punch," Jyoti said.She had defeated Molchanova in their previous encounter in Serbia, in a split decision. "To be selected for the youth Olympics is a great thing to happen for me," she renarked.In the third bout of the evening in the 54 kg bantamweight category, Sakshi, who had an easy outing in the semifinal against Japanese opponent Sena Irie, struggled to beat Ivy-Jane Smith of England. The closely-fought encounter eventually went in Sakshi's favour (3-2).Then came Shashi Chopra, who clinched the fourth gold for India in 57kg featherweight. The Hisar girl, who has already proved her worth on the international circuit, defeated Hong Ngoc Do of Vietnam 4-1."I was a little selective. Both attack and defence was call of the day. Our coach had asked me not go for unnecessary punches and I just followed that. My opponent missed several punches that I capitalized on," Shashi said.In the last bout of the evening, local girl Ankushita Boro clinched gold in style, outplaying her opponent Ekaterina Dynnik of Russia in the 64 kg lightwelter category. Ankushita started on an aggressive note and continued in the same vein till the second round. In the third, the local girl used did not attack much, concentrating on staying away from Dynnik's punches. "I'm so happy to win gold in front of my home crowd. I'm thankful to everyone," Ankushita remarked.Later in the evening, Ankushita was also named the best boxer of the championship.India emerged as the best team with five gold and two bronze medals while Russia came second with two gold and four silver medals. The Third spot was taken by Kazakhstan with one gold, two silver and two bronze medals.