Jaismine, Shashi advance, but Shruti ousted in first round of Women's World Championships

Jaismine Lamboria

CWG medallist Jaismine Lamboria won her opening bout against Nyambega Beatrice Ambros of Tanzania via a RSC verdict at the Women's World Championships on Friday.

Shashi Chopra (63kg) continued the winning momentum as she notched a facile 5-0 win over Mwangi Teresiah of Kenya. India, however, suffered its first casualty as Shruti Yadav (70kg), who had replaced Sanamacha Chanu, succumbed to a 0-5 defeat at the hands of China's Zhou Pan.

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Competing in the 60kg event, Jaismine, who won the bronze in the 2022 Birmingham CWG, needed less than 90 seconds to end the bout. The Indian was at her a belligerent best as she unleashed a series of jabs on her opponent. The referee gave the Tanzanian boxer two standing counts before he was forced to stop the contest.

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