The Sri Lanka Army Boxing Team won gold medals in 9 out of 13 bouts and won the championship in the 94th Clifford Cup Boxing Tournament. Apart from this, the army players managed to dominate the men’s event of this tournament by winning two silver medals and two bronze medals.
The Sri Lanka Air Force Kafir team won the women’s championship in the 12-weight division of the Clifford Cup Boxing Tournament, which was conducted by the Sri Lanka Boxing Institute at Sahas Uyana outdoor ground in Kandy and won 4 gold medals, 3 silver medals and a bronze medal.
Army Boxing Club’s Suranga Fernando, who claimed the gold medal in the 67 kg weight class, was awarded as the best athlete of the tournament, and Sachini Fernando, who won the gold medal in the 50 kg weight class, won the awards as the best athlete of the tournament.
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