Briefcase 1 Sonia Lather loses in World Boxing Championship final2 Sonia had to settle for silver eventually3 Sonia's weight category is not part of Olympic programmeIndia's Sonia Lather settled for the silver after going down to Italian Alessia Mesiano in 57kg category final of the World Women's Boxing Championships here on Friday. Only three weight categories of 51 kg, 60 kg and 75 kg are part of the women's boxing competitions at the Olympics. Sonia's weight category is not part of Olympic programme. Sonia went down 1-2 after a hard-fought bout against the World No.1 Italian which saw the Indian miss the world champion title by a narrow margin. WOMEN BOXERS DISAPPOINTHowever, Sonia's was the only successful story as far as India's participation is concerned, even though India's wait for a woman boxing gold continues as M.C.

Source: India Today May 27, 2016 06:23 UTC