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{{Short description|Indian boxer (born 1999)}}
{{EngvarB|date=December 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}}
{{Infobox boxer
| name = Manju Rani
| image = manju_kalaivani.jpg
| weight class = [[Light flyweight]]
| caption = Rani with [[Kalaivani Srinivasan]] at 2nd India Open International Boxing Tournament [[Guwahati]]
| weight =
| height =
| reach =
| nationality = Indian
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1999|10|26|df=y}}
| style =
| boxrec = 869317
| total = 4
| wins = 3
| KO = 0
| losses = 1
| draws = 0
| no contests = 0
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport|Women's [[amateur boxing]]}}
{{MedalCountry|{{IND}}}}
{{MedalComp|[[AIBA World Boxing Championships|World Championships]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2019 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships|2019 Ulan-Ude]]|[[2019 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships – Light flyweight|Light flyweight]]}}
}}
'''Manju Rani''' (born 26 October 1999) is an Indian [[Boxing|boxer]]. She won a silver medal at the [[2019 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://d152tffy3gbaeg.cloudfront.net/2019/10/C75WW48.pdf_0.pdf_1.pdf |title=2019 World Championships results |access-date=13 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191013074846/https://d152tffy3gbaeg.cloudfront.net/2019/10/C75WW48.pdf_0.pdf_1.pdf |archive-date=13 October 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/other-sports/story/women-s-world-boxing-championships-manju-rani-bags-silver-after-losing-48kg-final-1608872-2019-10-13|title=Women's World Boxing Championships: Manju Rani bags silver after losing 48kg final|date=13 October 2019 |website=India Today|language=en|access-date=14 October 2019}}</ref> She also won a [[silver medal]] at the Strandja Memorial Boxing Tournament 2019 held in [[Bulgaria]]<ref name=":0" /> and bronze medals at the Thailand Open 2017 and India Open 2017.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Noronha|first=Karen|date=17 October 2019|title='Will do everything to change colour to gold,' says World boxing Champion silver medalist Manju Rani|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/sports/report-will-do-everything-to-change-colour-to-gold-says-world-boxing-champion-silver-medalist-manju-rani-2797368|access-date=8 March 2021|work=DNA India|language=en}}</ref>

==Background==
Rani hails from Rithal Phogat village in the [[Rohtak district]] of [[Haryana]]. Her father was a Border Security Force officer who died of cancer in 2010.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/boxing/manju-rani-settles-for-silver-on-debut-at-womens-world-boxing-championships/article29672495.ece|last=PTI |work=Sportsar|title=Manju Rani settles for silver at Women's World Boxing Championships|access-date=10 December 2019}}</ref> The Rani had initially started playing [[kabaddi]], but her coach advised her to switch to boxing. Inspired by Indian boxer [[Mary Kom|MC Mary Kom]]'s bronze-winning performance at the 2012 London Summer Olympics, Rani made a shift to boxing.<ref>{{Cite news|title=मंजू रानीः वो मुक्केबाज़ जिनके पास दस्ताने ख़रीदने तक के पैसे नहीं थे|language=hi|work=BBC News हिंदी|url=https://www.bbc.com/hindi/sport-55864620|access-date=8 March 2021}}</ref><ref name=":0" />

== Sports ==
Rani won a [[silver medal]] at the Strandja Memorial Boxing Tournament 2019, [[Bulgaria]] in 48 kg category after losing finals against [[Josie Gabuco]] of [[Philippines]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kulkarni |first1=Abhijeet |title=Silver medal on debut: How boxer Manju Rani punched her way to the podium at Strandja Memorial |url=https://scroll.in/field/913953/silver-medal-on-debut-how-boxer-manju-rani-punched-her-way-to-the-podium-at-strandja-memorial |access-date=10 December 2019 |work=Scroll.in |date=20 February 2019}}</ref> She also won a [[silver medal]] at the [[2019 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships]] after losing [[Light flyweight]] final to Russia's Ekaterina Paltceva.<ref>{{Cite news|last=PTI|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/other-sports/manju-rani-ends-phenomenal-world-run-with-silver-768043.html|title=Manju Rani ends phenomenal world run with silver|date=13 October 2019|language=en|access-date=13 October 2019}}</ref>

In 2019 Rani signed up with sports management firm Infinity Optimal Solutions (IOS) which will handle her endorsements and commercial interests.<ref>{{cite news |title=Five world-medallist boxers sign up with IOS |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/other-sports/five-world-medallist-boxers-sign-up-with-ios-776499.html |last=PTI |access-date=10 December 2019 |work=Deccan Herald |date=15 November 2019 |language=en}}</ref> In November 2020, Rani served a notice of termination of contract on IOS Sports and Entertainment for not fulfilling the sponsorship deal.<ref>{{cite news |title=World No. 2 boxer Manju Rani alleges non-fulfillment of sponsorship deal |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/boxing/world-no-2-boxer-manju-rani-alleges-non-fulfillment-of-sponsorship-deal/articleshow/79479582.cms |access-date=7 December 2020 |work=The Times of India |date=29 November 2020 |language=en}}</ref>

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[[Category:1999 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:IBA Women's World Boxing Championships medalists]]
[[Category:Indian women boxers]]
[[Category:Light-flyweight boxers]]
[[Category:People from Rohtak district]]
[[Category:Boxers from Haryana]]
[[Category:Sportswomen from Haryana]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian sportswomen]]

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