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Manju Rani (born 26 October 1999) is an Indian
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. She won a silver medal at the
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. She also won a
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at the Strandja Memorial Boxing Tournament 2019 held in
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and bronze medals at the Thailand Open 2017 and India Open 2017.


Background

Rani hails from Rithal Phogat village in the
Rohtak district Rohtak district is a district in the Indian state of Haryana. It is located in the southeast of the state and northwest of Delhi, bounded by Jind and Sonipat districts to the north, Jhajjar and Sonipat districts to the east, and Hissar, C ...
of
Haryana Haryana () is a States and union territories of India, state located in the northern part of India. It was carved out after the linguistic reorganisation of Punjab, India, Punjab on 1 November 1966. It is ranked 21st in terms of area, with les ...
. Her father was a Border Security Force officer who died of cancer in 2010. The Rani had initially started playing
kabaddi Kabaddi (, ) is a contact team sport played between two teams of seven players. It is one of the traditional games of South Asia. In this game, a raider enters the opposing half of the court to touch defenders and attempt to return within 30 ...
, but her coach advised her to switch to boxing. Inspired by Indian boxer MC Mary Kom's bronze-winning performance at the 2012 London Summer Olympics, Rani made a shift to boxing.


Sports

Rani won a
silver medal A silver medal, in sports and other similar areas involving competition, is a medal made of, or plated with, silver awarded to the second-place finisher, or runner-up, of contests or competitions such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, ...
at the Strandja Memorial Boxing Tournament 2019,
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in 48 kg category after losing finals against Josie Gabuco of
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. She also won a
silver medal A silver medal, in sports and other similar areas involving competition, is a medal made of, or plated with, silver awarded to the second-place finisher, or runner-up, of contests or competitions such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, ...
at the
2019 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships The 2019 IBA Women's World Boxing Championships, AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships were held in Ulan-Ude, Russia from 3 to 13 October 2019. Medal summary Medal table Medal events References External linksAIBA websiteAIBAon FacebookRe ...
after losing Light flyweight final to Russia's Ekaterina Paltceva. In 2019 Rani signed up with sports management firm Infinity Optimal Solutions (IOS) which will handle her endorsements and commercial interests. In November 2020, Rani served a notice of termination of contract on IOS Sports and Entertainment for not fulfilling the sponsorship deal.


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rani, Manju 1999 births Living people AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships medalists Indian women boxers Light-flyweight boxers People from Rohtak district Boxers from Haryana Sportswomen from Haryana 21st-century Indian women