Russian star boxer Beliakova eyes gold at Women's World Championships

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Nov 12 2018 | 3:30 PM IST

Having finished second best in the last edition, Rio Olympics bronze medallist boxer Anastasiia Beliakova of Russia wants to go one step further and claim a gold in the AIBA Women's World Championships to be held here from November 15 to 25.

Beliakova, who won a bronze in the lightweight 57kg category in Rio Olympics, had to settle for silver in the last World Championships two years back in Astana, Kazakhstan.

But the Russian boxer said this year she is in no mood to settle for anything less than the yellow metal.

"I want to take gold back home this time. There won't be any compromise on the colour of the medal after coming so close in my World Championships debut in Kazakhstan," Beliakova said.

"I am fully prepared for the goal I have set for myself."

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First Published: Nov 12 2018 | 3:30 PM IST

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