Lovlina Borgohain wins bronze medal after intense semi-final defeat at Tokyo Olympics
3 years, 4 months ago

Lovlina Borgohain wins bronze medal after intense semi-final defeat at Tokyo Olympics

India TV News  

India's Lovlina Borgohain settled for bronze after suffering a 0-5 defeat to world champion Busenaz Surmeneli in an intensely fought Tokyo Olympic semi-final on Wednesday. Lovlina, the two-time World and Asian championships bronze-medallist, lost all three rounds by unanimous decision, ending her debut stint at the Games with a bronze. Lovlina also coped with a one point deduction in the second round for not paying attention to the referee's instructions despite a couple of cautions. Talking about India's tally at the Tokyo Games, weightlifter Mirabai Chanu and badminton ace PV Sindhu have already gone back after claiming a silver and a bronze medal respectively.

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Didn’t want to lose after coming this far: Nitesh
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Didn’t want to lose after coming this far: Nitesh

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: Nitesh Kumar’s life took an unexpected turn after a train accident in 2009 led to amputation of his left leg. Nitesh Kumar celebrates after winning gold against Daniel Bethell of Britain in badminton SL3 class at the Paris Paralympics. The final against England’s Daniel Bethell went down the wire and Nitesh clinched the thriller 21-14, 18-21, 23-21, converting …

India's Paris Olympics 2024 Campaign Ends With Six Medals As Reetika Hooda Faces Defeat In Wrestling QF
4 months, 2 weeks ago

India's Paris Olympics 2024 Campaign Ends With Six Medals As Reetika Hooda Faces Defeat In Wrestling QF

ABP News  

India concluded their Paris Olympics 2024 campaign when Reetika Hooda lost to top-seeded Aiperi Medet Kyzy of Kyrgyzstan in the women's 76 kg freestyle wrestling quarterfinals on August 10. India's medal tally at the Paris Olympics 2024 features Manu Bhaker winning bronze in the 10m Air Pistol and also in the 10m Air Pistol mixed team event with Sarabjot Singh. …

How did India perform on Day 12 of Paris Olympics 2024? Check full results
4 months, 2 weeks ago

How did India perform on Day 12 of Paris Olympics 2024? Check full results

Hindustan Times  

Indian fans were left extremely disappointed on Day 12 of the ongoing Paris Olympics 2024. India's Mirabai Chanu competes during the clean and jerk stage of the women's 49kg weightlifting event at the 2024 Summer Olympics, in Paris. Meanwhile in wrestling, Vinesh Phogat got disqualified from the women's 50kg gold medal match, as she failed to make the weight on …

Prakash Padukone gets pasting from Ashwini Ponnappa for slamming Lakshya Sen: ‘First ones to take credit for wins…’
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Prakash Padukone gets pasting from Ashwini Ponnappa for slamming Lakshya Sen: ‘First ones to take credit for wins…’

Hindustan Times  

Ashwini Ponnappa, India's doubles badminton player, lashed out at the legendary Prakash Padukone for his strict comments on India shuttler Lakshya Sen's missing out on a medal at the Paris Olympics 2024. Ashwini Ponnappa lashed out at Prakash Padukone for criticising Lakshya Sen for missing out on a bronze medal at Paris Olympics Even in the bronze medal match against …

Paris 2024: Lovlina’s loss ends India’s disappointing campaign
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Paris 2024: Lovlina’s loss ends India’s disappointing campaign

Hindustan Times  

Paris: Lovlina Borgohain walked into the ring for her women’s 75kg quarter-final bout with a smile on her face. Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Lovlina lost to China’s Li Qian, the top seed in the weight category, in a split 4-1 verdict on Sunday. From being the lone medallist in boxing at the Tokyo Olympics three years ago, her exit stamped …

Lovlina Borgohain outwitted in QF; India's boxing campaign ends in Paris Olympics
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Lovlina Borgohain outwitted in QF; India's boxing campaign ends in Paris Olympics

Hindustan Times  

India's boxing campaign at the ongoing Olympics came to a medal-less end after Tokyo edition bronze-winner Lovlina Borgohain bowed out following a hard-fought quarterfinal loss to China's Li Qian in the women's competition here on Sunday. Lovlina Borgohain of India in action against Qian Li of China Borgohain, the reigning world champion in the category, went down 1-4 to the …

Lovlina Borgohain advances to boxing quarters; one win away from second Olympic medal
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Lovlina Borgohain advances to boxing quarters; one win away from second Olympic medal

Hindustan Times  

Tokyo Olympics bronze-winner Lovlina Borgohain began her quest for a second successive Games medal confidently as she out-punched Norway's Sunniva Hofstad in her opening bout on Wednesday. India's Lovlina Borgohain during her women's 75kg Round of 16 boxing match against Norway's Sunniva Hofstad at the Paris Olympics {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} Borgohain prevailed 5-0 in the contest and she is …

Lovlina Borgohain advances to boxing quarters; one win away from second Olympic medal
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Lovlina Borgohain advances to boxing quarters; one win away from second Olympic medal

Hindustan Times  

Tokyo Olympics bronze-winner Lovlina Borgohain began her quest for a second successive Games medal confidently as she out-punched Norway's Sunniva Hofstad in her opening bout on Wednesday. India's Lovlina Borgohain during her women's 75kg Round of 16 boxing match against Norway's Sunniva Hofstad at the Paris Olympics Borgohain prevailed 5-0 in the contest and she is now just one win …

Road to Paris Olympics: Lovlina Borgohain, the boxing superstar who has history in her sights
5 months ago

Road to Paris Olympics: Lovlina Borgohain, the boxing superstar who has history in her sights

India TV News  

India's star pugilist Lovlina Borgohain does not want the limelight. Lovlina's first big test in the 75kg category came in the World Championships 2023 and she announced herself in some fashion - bringing a Gold medal home. But she would have to defeat a star-studded line-up at the Games comprising of China's Li Qian, the two-time Olympic medallist and an …

​Medal count: The Hindu Editoria on countdown to the Paris Olympics and India
5 months ago

​Medal count: The Hindu Editoria on countdown to the Paris Olympics and India

The Hindu  

As Paris is ready to host its third Olympics after a century, the 117 Indian athletes are gearing up earnestly to increase the country’s medal count in the post-COVID Games, kicking off on the banks of the majestic river Seine on July 26. When the pandemic-delayed Olympics were staged behind closed doors in Tokyo three years ago, India claimed seven …

'Lovlina has chance to achieve something special': Ex-boxer Akhil Kumar to India TV ahead of Olympics
5 months ago

'Lovlina has chance to achieve something special': Ex-boxer Akhil Kumar to India TV ahead of Olympics

India TV News  

Paris Olympics are nearly at the door as Indian athletes look to bring glory to the nation. Ahead of the Olympic Games, India TV reached out to Arjuna Awardee former boxer Akhil Kumar. The 2006 Commonwealth Games gold medallist Akhil shed light on the Indian pugilists. Lovlina, the 69kg Bronze medallist of the Tokyo Olympics is eyeing to become the …

Paris Olympics: Can India better their record medal haul at Tokyo
5 months, 1 week ago

Paris Olympics: Can India better their record medal haul at Tokyo

Hindustan Times  

The Tokyo Olympics turned out to be a watershed for India in more ways than one. Neeraj Chopra won gold in men's javelin and thus became the first in India's independent history to win any kind of a track and field medal at the Olympics. The Indian men's hockey team won an Olympic medal for the first time since 1980 …

Paris 2024: From Sakshi winning a wrestling medal to Neeraj clinching gold, Olympic sports have come a long way in India
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Paris 2024: From Sakshi winning a wrestling medal to Neeraj clinching gold, Olympic sports have come a long way in India

The Hindu  

An individual Olympic medal had been a distant dream for Indian sport till Leander Paes won the tennis bronze in Atlanta in 1996. For the first time, five girls are going to the Olympics in wrestling, and only one boy”, said Sakshi, as she highlighted the woman power in a panel discussion organised by JSW Sports, Asia Society India Centre …

Which Indian athletes won medals at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics?
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Which Indian athletes won medals at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics?

The Hindu  

The 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo was the most successful Games outing for India since it participated in the Games for the first time in 1900. Here’s a look at the top 10 Indian athletes at Tokyo Olympics 2020: Neeraj Chopra Winning gold in javelin in Tokyo 2020, Neeraj Chopra clinched the first-ever track and field medal for India. | …

Lovlina loses to Li Qian, clinches silver in Grand Prix
6 months, 1 week ago

Lovlina loses to Li Qian, clinches silver in Grand Prix

The Hindu  

Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist boxer Lovlina Borgohain lost to China’s Li Qian to secure a silver medal in the women’s 75kg contest at the Grand Prix Usti nad Labem in the Czech Republic. The Paris Olympic-bound Borgohain lost by a 2-3 split verdict in her final bout against the reigning Asian Games champion late Saturday night. Qian, who is a …

Indian sports wrap, May 26: Srihari wins silver in Mare Nostrum swimming
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Indian sports wrap, May 26: Srihari wins silver in Mare Nostrum swimming

The Hindu  

SWIMMING Srihari wins silver in Mare Nostrum swimming Ace India swimmer Srihari Nataraj clinched a silver medal in the 50m backstroke event at the 30th Mare Nostrum swimming tour at the Canet-en-Roussillon, France. The results : Under-16 boys: Tavish Pahwa bt Prateek Sheoran 6-4, 6-0 Under-16 girls: Parthsarthi Mundhe bt Ranjhana Sangram 6-1, 6-3 -Kamesh Srinivasan Aryan Shah and Adhithya …

Badminton Asia Championships 2024: Malvika, Panda sisters enter main draw
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Badminton Asia Championships 2024: Malvika, Panda sisters enter main draw

The Hindu  

Rising Indian shuttler Malvika Bansod won both her matches to qualify for women’s singles main draw of the Badminton Asia Championships on Tuesday. READ | India announces Thomas and Uber Cup squad, Sindhu opts out to prepare for Paris 2024 Olympics The Panda sisters -- Rutaparna and Swetaparna -- also won both their doubles group A qualifying matches to make …

India wins 18 medals at Japan Para-Badminton International tournament
1 year, 1 month ago

India wins 18 medals at Japan Para-Badminton International tournament

The Hindu  

Para Asian Games gold medallist shuttler Pramod Bhagat continued his good run, bagging a gold medal in the SL3 singles category at the Hulic Daihatsu Japan Para Badminton International tournament in Tokyo. Nehal Gupta and Naveen Sivakumar also secured a gold medal for India in men’s doubles SL3-SL4 category beating compatriots Deep Ranjan Bisoyee and Manoj Sarkar 21-19 18-21 21-17 …

Asian Games: Lovlina Borgohain loses to Li Qian, finishes with silver
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Games: Lovlina Borgohain loses to Li Qian, finishes with silver

Hindustan Times  

Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain ended her Asian Games campaign with a 75kg silver medal after losing to local favourite Li Qian in a packed Hangzhou Gymnasium here on Wednesday. India's Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist in 69kg lost to China's two-time Olympic medallist by a unanimous decision in a bout that underscored Qin's relentless attacking prowess. Silver medallist Lovlina …

Neeraj extends golden run, double delight for Harmilan: Full list of medal winners for India on Day 11 at Asian Games
1 year, 2 months ago

Neeraj extends golden run, double delight for Harmilan: Full list of medal winners for India on Day 11 at Asian Games

Hindustan Times  

The Indian contingent continued their rich haul in the ongoing Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, taking the medal tally to 81. Neeraj Chopra jumps in celebration with silver medalist compatriot Kishore Kumar Jena during the presentation ceremony of men's javelin throw final at the 19th Asian Games There were also a couple of medals in boxing, while Saurav Ghosal produced …

Lovlina Borgohain gets historic silver, Parveen takes bronze as boxers end Asian Games with 5 medals
1 year, 2 months ago

Lovlina Borgohain gets historic silver, Parveen takes bronze as boxers end Asian Games with 5 medals

Hindustan Times  

Lovlina Borgohain had a smile on her face throughout the women's 75kg final against China's Li Qian. India's Lovlina Borgohain during the final match of women's 66kg-75kg category boxing event against China's Li Qian at the 19th Asian Games, in Hangzhou. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} The Indian boxing team ended their Asian Games 2023 campaign with 5 medals. Parveen Hooda …

Asian Games 2023: Lovlina Borgohain wins boxing silver in women’s 75kg
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Games 2023: Lovlina Borgohain wins boxing silver in women’s 75kg

The Hindu  

Lovlina Borgohain went down in the 75kg women’s final to home favourite Li Qian at the Hangzhou Gymnasium on Wednesday and finished with a silver medal on her Asian Games debut. It wasn’t a high-octane boxing final by any means, with both Lovlina and Qian involved in plenty of holding, ducking and dodging. In the final round, after some more …

Asian Games: Lovlina advances into women’s boxing 75kg final, qualifies for Paris Olympics; Narenders bags bronze in men’s +92kg category
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Games: Lovlina advances into women’s boxing 75kg final, qualifies for Paris Olympics; Narenders bags bronze in men’s +92kg category

The Hindu  

Lovlina Borgohain knew she had to win today. FOLLOW ASIAN GAMES 2023 HIGHLIGHTS HERE It wasn’t an easy bout, although Lovlina started as the favourite and played like one in the opening round. Reigning World🥇 & Olympic🥉 Lovlina Borgohain breezes into the Asian Games final with an easy 5-0 win in the SF over 🇹🇭 Maneekon Baison. Lovlina now the …

Asian Games Opening Ceremony: Harmanpreet Singh, Lovlina Borgohain lead India's largest contingent at Asiad
1 year, 3 months ago

Asian Games Opening Ceremony: Harmanpreet Singh, Lovlina Borgohain lead India's largest contingent at Asiad

India TV News  

India's largest-ever contingent at the Asiad graced the opening ceremony of the Hangzhou Asian Games 2022 at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center Stadium on Saturday, September 2023. India's men's hockey team captain Harmanpreet Singh and Olympic medallist boxer Lovlina Borgohain led the national contingent as flag bearers. India's men's hockey team also remains a strong contender to claim the Gold …

World Champions Nikhat Zareen and Lovlina Borgohain lead India’s boxing charge
1 year, 8 months ago

World Champions Nikhat Zareen and Lovlina Borgohain lead India’s boxing charge

Live Mint  

Before the start of the IBA Women’s World Boxing Championship, Nikhat Zareen penned the words ‘champion’ and ‘gold medal’ on the pages of a coloured notepad. Having won the 2022 World Championship in the 52kg category, Zareen had decided to drop down to the 50kg weight class since it will be featured at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. Along …

Women's World Boxing Championship: Lovlina Borgohain 'ecstatic' after breaking bronze medal jinx with gold
1 year, 8 months ago

Women's World Boxing Championship: Lovlina Borgohain 'ecstatic' after breaking bronze medal jinx with gold

Firstpost  

Lovlina, 25, had won three bronze medals at marquee events, including two at the World Championships and one at the Tokyo Olympics. New Delhi: As the referee raised Lovlina Borgohain ’s hand, the Olympic medallist Assam boxer let out a scream, pent-up emotions finally getting the better of her. pic.twitter.com/VTX3Efa211 — Lovlina Borgohain March 27, 2023 After her semifinal win …

Nikhat Zareen, Lovlina Borgohain triumph as India bag four titles in world boxing
1 year, 8 months ago

Nikhat Zareen, Lovlina Borgohain triumph as India bag four titles in world boxing

Hindustan Times  

Nikhat Zareen gallantly fought six bouts in 10 days, battling past tough opponents in energy-sapping contests in the 50kg division. Still, there was enough left in the tank for her to defeat two-time Asian champion Nguyen Thi Tam of Vietnam 5-0 in a thrilling final to win her second world title on the final day of the women’s boxing world …

Olympic medalist Lovlina Borgohain bags gold at World Boxing Championship, India's tally climb to four
1 year, 8 months ago

Olympic medalist Lovlina Borgohain bags gold at World Boxing Championship, India's tally climb to four

Hindustan Times  

Lovlina Borgohain added fourth gold to India's tally at the IBA Women's World Boxing Championship in New Delhi on Sunday. The Tokyo Olympic bronze medallist produced a strong show in the 70-75kg finals, where she defeated Australia's Caitlin Anne Parker with 5-2 split decision win after a review. Tokyo Olympic bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain Both boxers maintained a cautious approach …

Lovlina Borgohain becomes world champion in 75kg category
1 year, 8 months ago

Lovlina Borgohain becomes world champion in 75kg category

The Hindu  

Lovlina Borgohain defeated Australia’s Caitlin Parker in the 75kg final to win the gold medal at the World Women’s Boxing Championship in New Delhi on Sunday. An Olympic bronze medallist in 69kg, Lovlina Borgohain achieved her target of breaking her ‘bronze jinx’ and settled down in 75kg ahead of the Paris Games by picking her maiden World crown. Asian champion …

World Women’s Boxing Championships finals, HIGHLIGHTS: Nikhat Zareen, Lovlina Borgohain clinch gold medals
1 year, 8 months ago

World Women’s Boxing Championships finals, HIGHLIGHTS: Nikhat Zareen, Lovlina Borgohain clinch gold medals

The Hindu  

Welcome to Sportstar’s highlights of the finals of the 2023 World Women’s Boxing Championships in New Delhi where Nikhat Zareen and Lovlina Borgohain won gold medals. RESULTS 50kg final - Nikhat Zareen bt Vietnam’s Nguyen Thị Tam 5-0 75kg final - Lovlina Borgohain bt Australia’s Caitlin Parker by split decision of 5-2 9PM - And that’s it from this edition …

Lovlina Borgohain wins maiden World Boxing Championships Gold after beating Australia's Caitlin Parker in New Delhi
1 year, 8 months ago

Lovlina Borgohain wins maiden World Boxing Championships Gold after beating Australia's Caitlin Parker in New Delhi

India Today  

India's Lovlina Borgohain won her maiden World Championships gold medal on Sunday, March 26 in New Delhi. Lovlina Borgohain, who had won the World Championships Bronze in 2018 and 2019, put behind the disappointment of losing in the quarter-final stage of the Commonwealth Games last year to reign supreme in New Delhi. Lovlina confirmed India's 4th medal at the IBA …

Saweety Boora becomes world champion in 81kg category
1 year, 8 months ago

Saweety Boora becomes world champion in 81kg category

The Hindu  

India’s Saweety Boora defeated China’s Lina Wang to become the world champion in the 81kg light heavyweight category in New Delhi on Saturday. Earlier in the day, Nitu Ghanghas won India’s first gold at the Women’s World Championship when she defeated Mongolia’s Lutsaikhany Altantsetseg 5-0 in the 48kg weight category. Saweety became the seveth women’s World Champion from India. On …

Lovlina Borgohain overcomes year-long struggle in new weight category, breaks jinx at Women’s World Boxing Championships
1 year, 9 months ago

Lovlina Borgohain overcomes year-long struggle in new weight category, breaks jinx at Women’s World Boxing Championships

The Hindu  

Lovlina Borgohain’s relief was apparent when she came into the press conference room following her victory in the semifinals of the IBA Women’s Boxing World Championships on Thursday. Knowing Quan had a distinct advantage in reach and would dominate any long-range contest, Lovlina threw caution to the wind and jumped well inside her Chinese opponent’s giant wingspan. Quan never got …

Lovlina Borgohain, Saweety Boora Assure Two More Silver Medals For India, Enter Finals of World Boxing Championships
1 year, 9 months ago

Lovlina Borgohain, Saweety Boora Assure Two More Silver Medals For India, Enter Finals of World Boxing Championships

News 18  

Lovlina Borgohain and Saweety Boora have stormed into the final of Women’s World Boxing Championships after winning their semifinal bouts on Thursday in New Delhi. It was a memorable day for India at the World Boxing championship as four women pugilists reached the final events as four silver medal are assured for the hosts countries. Earlier, in the day Nikhat …

Women’s World Championship: Nikhat Zareen, Lovlina among four Indians to reach finals
1 year, 9 months ago

Women’s World Championship: Nikhat Zareen, Lovlina among four Indians to reach finals

The Hindu  

It was a treat for the Indian fans as all four home boxers, including World champion Nikhat Zareen and Olympic medallist Lovlina Borgohain, recorded creditable wins to book their berths in the finals of the World Boxing Championships at the K.D. Besides the two stars, Commonwealth Games champion Nitu Ghanghas and Asian champion Saweety Boora fought hard to script their …

Nikhat, Lovlina and two others advance to semifinals of Women's World Championships, assure 4 medals for India
1 year, 9 months ago

Nikhat, Lovlina and two others advance to semifinals of Women's World Championships, assure 4 medals for India

India TV News  

India boxing star Nikhat Zareen continued her winning streak to enter the semifinals at the Women's World Championships. Along with Nikhat three other pugilists including Lovlina Borgohain, Nitu Ghanghas, and Saweety Boora also advanced into the SFs. Competing in a new weight category, Nikhat defeated Thailand's Chuthamat Raksat to register a 5-2 win and then Lovlina progressed to the semis …

Women’s World Boxing Championships: Lovlina Borgohain, Nikhat Zareen, Nitu Ghanghas, Saweety Boora Confirm Medals for India
1 year, 9 months ago

Women’s World Boxing Championships: Lovlina Borgohain, Nikhat Zareen, Nitu Ghanghas, Saweety Boora Confirm Medals for India

News 18  

Riding on impressive performances, star Indian pugilists Lovlina Borgohain, Nitu Ghanghas, Nikhat Zareen and Saweety Boora registered thumping victories to confirm four medals for the hosts at the IBA Women’s World Boxing Championships by advancing to the semi-finals at the Indira Gandhi Sports Complex in the national capital on Wednesday. Continuing her rich vein of form, Lovlina added a third …

World Boxing Championship: Nikhat, Lovlina & two others advance to semifinal
1 year, 9 months ago

World Boxing Championship: Nikhat, Lovlina & two others advance to semifinal

The Hindu  

Spearheaded by Olympic medallist Lovlina Borgohain and World champion Nikhat Zareen, altogether four Indian boxers won their respective quarterfinal bouts to enter the last four of the World women’s boxing championships at the K.D. In a neck-and-neck fight, Nikhat edged past another tough opponent, double Worlds bronze medallist Chuthamath Raksat, 5-2 through ‘bout review.’ The experienced Indian, a 52kg World …

Women's World Championships: Lovlina Borgohain and Sakshi Advance to Quarterfinals
1 year, 9 months ago

Women's World Championships: Lovlina Borgohain and Sakshi Advance to Quarterfinals

News 18  

The Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain and the 2021 Asian Championships bronze medallist Sakshi Choudhary put up stellar performances and registered impressive victories to advance to the quarter-finals of the IBA Women’s World Boxing Championships at the Indira Gandhi Sports Complex in New Delhi on Monday. The Assam-born pugilist, who has two World Championships bronze medals under her belt, …

Lovlina: Three bronze are enough; now want to break jinx by winning gold
1 year, 9 months ago

Lovlina: Three bronze are enough; now want to break jinx by winning gold

The Hindu  

Olympic bronze medallist in women’s boxing Lovlina Borgohain is confident that her move to a higher weight category will help her break the jinx of not winning a gold in major international tournaments when the IBA Women’s World Championships begins later this month. The preparations are going well and I hope I can break that jinx on home turf,” said …

Lovlina Borgohain, Nikhat Zareen to spearhead India's challenge at Women's World Boxing Championship
1 year, 9 months ago

Lovlina Borgohain, Nikhat Zareen to spearhead India's challenge at Women's World Boxing Championship

Firstpost  

New Delhi: Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain and reigning world champion Nikhat Zareen will spearhead India’s challenge at the IBA Women’s World Boxing Championships 2023 in Delhi. Preeti won bronze at the 2022 Asian Championships, while Sanamcha is the 2021 Youth world champion and recently became the national champion in her category. Youth world champions Sakshi Chaudhary and Shashi …

Lovlina Borgohain, Nikhat Zareen to spearhead India’s challenge in Women’s World Boxing Championship
1 year, 9 months ago

Lovlina Borgohain, Nikhat Zareen to spearhead India’s challenge in Women’s World Boxing Championship

The Hindu  

Star boxers Lovlina Borgohain, a two-time Worlds bronze medallist and the Tokyo Olympics bronze winner in 69kg, and Nikhat Zareen, the 52kg reigning World champion, have been named in newer weight categories for the World women’s boxing championships to be held at the Indira Gandhi Sports Complex in Delhi from March 15 to 26. Lovlina bagged the National Games title, …

India Open: An Seyoung Beats Akane Yamaguchi to Clinch Women's Singles Title, Kunlavut Vitidsarn Emerge Men's Singles Champion
1 year, 11 months ago

India Open: An Seyoung Beats Akane Yamaguchi to Clinch Women's Singles Title, Kunlavut Vitidsarn Emerge Men's Singles Champion

News 18  

Thailand’s Kunlavut Vitidsarn and Korea’s An Seyoung emerged champions at the India Open after stunning wins over two-time world champions Viktor Axelsen and Akane Yamaguchi in their men’s and women’s singles finals, respectively, here on Sunday. 11 Liang Wei Keng and Wang Chang came out as the winners in men’s doubles after seeing off star Malaysian third seeds Aaron Chia …

Women's National Boxing Championships: Lovlina Borgohain, Nikhat Zareen punch their way to gold
1 year, 11 months ago

Women's National Boxing Championships: Lovlina Borgohain, Nikhat Zareen punch their way to gold

Firstpost  

Assam’s Borgohain and Telangana’s Zareen registered contrasting victories while the Railway Sports Promotion Board clinched the team trophy. Bhopal: Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain and reigning world champion Nikhat Zareen registered contrasting wins to clinch gold, while Railway Sports Promotion Board lifted the team trophy with 10 medals at the Elite Women’s National Boxing Championships in Bhopal on Monday. …

Women's Boxing Nationals: Lovlina, Nikhat advance to finals; 8 Railways boxers also emerge victorious
1 year, 11 months ago

Women's Boxing Nationals: Lovlina, Nikhat advance to finals; 8 Railways boxers also emerge victorious

India TV News  

Reigning World Champion Nikhat Zareen and Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain advanced to the finals of the Women's National Championships on Sunday. 2019 World Championships silver medallist Manju Rani showed great composure against Madhya Pradesh’s Anjali Sharma in a one-sided bout. Last year's World Championships bronze medallist Manisha and World Championships bronze medallist Simranjit Kaur also continued their good …

Women’s National Boxing C’Ships: Lovlina, Nikhat, Manju Rani and Simranjit reach finals
1 year, 11 months ago

Women’s National Boxing C’Ships: Lovlina, Nikhat, Manju Rani and Simranjit reach finals

The Hindu  

Asian bronze medallist Ankushita Boro upset 63kg World championships medallist and Asian champion Parveen Hooda in a thrilling 66kg semifinal contest in the National women’s boxing championships here on Sunday. Ankushita, a World youth champion who secured the National Games gold medal and an Asian bronze this year, asserted her supremacy in 66kg as she edged past Parveen, who jumped …

Women's National Boxing Championships: Lovlina, Nikhat, Manju Rani advance to semis
2 years ago

Women's National Boxing Championships: Lovlina, Nikhat, Manju Rani advance to semis

Firstpost  

Lovlina will face Jigyasa Rajput of Madhya Pradesh in the semi-finals while Nikhat will be up against Shvinder Kaur Sidhu of All India Police. Bhopal: Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain, reigning world champion Nikhat Zareen and 2019 world championships silver medallist Manju Rani produced scintillating performances to secure their berths in the semi-finals of the 6th Elite Women’s National …

Mirabai Chanu clinches silver at World Championship despite wrist issue
2 years ago

Mirabai Chanu clinches silver at World Championship despite wrist issue

India TV News  

Mirabai Chanu, despite a wrist injury, managed to win a silver medal at the World Championships with a total lift of 200kg. Chanu's head coach Vijay Sharma said that the 2017 World Champion Chanu had hurt her wrist during a training session in September and had also participated in the National Games with the injury in October. Interestingly, Chanu is …

Manika Batra wins bronze medal at Asian Cup, creates history for India
2 years, 1 month ago

Manika Batra wins bronze medal at Asian Cup, creates history for India

Firstpost  

Bangkok: Manika Batra became the first Indian paddler to win a medal in the ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup after shocking world number six Hina Hayata of Japan in the bronze play-off here on Saturday. At deuce, the Japanese had the service, but an unforeseen fault – Hayata’s service hit the net, and the ball dropped on her side to go down …

Lovlina Borgohain Elated to Win Asian Gold; Says It Will Help Her Regain Form
2 years, 1 month ago

Lovlina Borgohain Elated to Win Asian Gold; Says It Will Help Her Regain Form

News 18  

Lovlina Borgohain on Monday said the Asian Championship gold medal is “extremely significant" as she claimed it during her first tournament in a new weight category and it will play a “decisive role" to regain her lost form. Last week, the 25-year-old from Assam produced a determined show to clinch the gold medal in her maiden appearance in the middleweight …

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