Pwilao Basumatary (born 5 March 1993) is an

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boxer. She won

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at the

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Women's Youth & Junior World Championships Antalya 2011. She won

at the 2nd India Open International Boxing Tournament in

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. She won

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, etc ...

at the Cologne Boxing World Cup in

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. She won

at the 70th Strandja Memorial Boxing Tournament in

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Early life

Belonging to farmer's family she grew up in a remote village in

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. Though her childhood was spent battling hunger and poverty her family became victims of the

2012 Assam violence In July 2012, violence in the Indian state of Assam broke out with riots between indigenous Bodos and Bengali Muslims in Bodoland region of North East. The first incident was reported to have taken place on 20 July 2012. As of 8 August 2012, 77 ...

. Her sports career began getting a place in the

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Special Area Games Centre in

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Basumatary, Pwilao Living people 1993 births Indian women boxers People from Chirang district Boxers from Assam Sportswomen from Assam 21st-century Indian women