Boxing: India's Lovlina Borgohain, Shiva Thapa in contention for place in AIBA athletes committee
3 years, 2 months ago

Boxing: India's Lovlina Borgohain, Shiva Thapa in contention for place in AIBA athletes committee

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AIBA received 34 nominations from five confederations, of which 27 were found to be eligible by its ethics committee. New Delhi: Olympic bronze-winner Lovlina Borgohain and five-time Asian medallist Shiva Thapa are in contention to be Asia’s representatives in the International Boxing Association’s athletes committee, which will be formed through voting during the world championships for men and women. Borgohain will be challenged by North Korea’s Pang Chol Mih, a former world champion and two-time Asian-medallist, and Kazakhstan’s Nayzm Kyzaibay, a two-time world champion and the reigning Asian gold-medallist. Thapa will be up against reigning Olympic champion Bakhodir Jalolov of Uzbekistan, Pakistan’s Awais Ali Khan, and Kazakhstan’s Ablaikhan Zhussupov, a two-time world and Asian Championships medal winner. “One of the tasks of the new members of the Committee will be working with and supporting AIBA’s mission to develop and promote the sport of boxing everywhere,” AIBA President Umar Kremlev said.

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After Controversy Over India's Nishant Dev, World Boxing Chief Says 'We're Working on Using AI to Make Scoring System Transparent'
4 months ago

After Controversy Over India's Nishant Dev, World Boxing Chief Says 'We're Working on Using AI to Make Scoring System Transparent'

News 18  

World Boxing president Boris van der Vorst is determined to transform the sport by exploring the use of modern technology, such as Artificial Intelligence, to make the scoring system more objective and transparent, once the breakaway body receives the official recognition from the IOC. World Boxing has also been given time until the end of the year to secure the …

Ahead of Olympic women's boxing title bouts, IOC president again defends Imane Khelif and Li Yu-ting
5 months ago

Ahead of Olympic women's boxing title bouts, IOC president again defends Imane Khelif and Li Yu-ting

The Independent  

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Nikhat Zareen's Olympic campaign ends with shocking loss to China's Yu
5 months, 1 week ago

Nikhat Zareen's Olympic campaign ends with shocking loss to China's Yu

New Indian Express  

FRANCE: In one of the biggest upsets of the Olympic Games boxing competition, two-time world champion Nikhat Zareen bowed out after a 0-5 loss to Asian Games gold medallist Wu Yu, completely outmaneuvered by the Chinese in a stunningly lopsided bout here on Thursday. Nikhat had moved down from her preferred 52kg weight division as it didn't feature in the …

Two boxers competing at Olympics despite failing gender test at World Championships
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Two boxers competing at Olympics despite failing gender test at World Championships

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Paris 2024 Olympics: Two boxers who failed gender tests at World Championships cleared for Games
5 months, 1 week ago

Paris 2024 Olympics: Two boxers who failed gender tests at World Championships cleared for Games

The Hindu  

Two boxers who were disqualified from last year’s World Champion­ships for failing gender eligibility tests are eligible to compete at the Paris Olympics, the International Olympic Committee said on Monday. Algeria’s Imane Khelif was disqualified hours before her gold medal bout at the women’s World Championships in New Delhi last year after she failed to meet the International Boxing Association’s …

Olympics 2024, Boxing: Two-time World champion boxer Nikhat Zareen secures hard-fought win in Paris Olympics, advancing to next round.
5 months, 1 week ago

Olympics 2024, Boxing: Two-time World champion boxer Nikhat Zareen secures hard-fought win in Paris Olympics, advancing to next round.

The Hindu  

Two-time World champion boxer Nikhat Zareen survived a scare to begin her campaign with a hard-fought win in the Paris Olympics here on Monday. The 28-year-old Indian got past Germany’s Maxi Kloetzer 5-0 in a keenly-fought women’s 50kg first round contest at the North Paris Arena. Paris Olympics Day 2 updates Earlier, Preeti Pawar had also made a winning start, …

Boxing, Paris Olympics 2024: All eyes on Indian boxers open campaign, hoping to negotiate difficult draws
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Boxing, Paris Olympics 2024: All eyes on Indian boxers open campaign, hoping to negotiate difficult draws

The Hindu  

World championships bronze medallist Nishant Dev has got a favourable draw, while other Indian boxers have got tougher draws in the boxing competitions of the Paris Olympics, starting in the North Paris Arena on Saturday. A win over Wu may pit Nikhat against another strong rival, Thailand’s eighth-seeded Asian Games silver medallist Chuthamat Raksat, who had beaten the Indian in …

Amit Panghal’s Road to Paris 2024 Olympics
7 months, 1 week ago

Amit Panghal’s Road to Paris 2024 Olympics

The Hindu  

Amit Panghal secured his spot at the Paris 2024 Olympics by defeating Liu Chuang of China in a unanimous 5-0 decision during the men’s 51kg quarterfinals at the World Boxing Qualifiers in Bangkok on Sunday. Amit will join Nikhat Zareen, Preeti Pawar, and Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain, who secured their spots to Paris via wins at the Asian …

Boxing World Qualifiers: Abhimanyu Loura beats Nikolov in thrilling clash to advance
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Boxing World Qualifiers: Abhimanyu Loura beats Nikolov in thrilling clash to advance

The Hindu  

National championships bronze medallist Abhimanyu Loura displayed his never say die attitude to pack-off Bulgaria’s Kristiyan Nikolov in a thrilling first round clash in the 80kg category in the second Boxing World Qualifiers for Paris Olympics in Bangkok on Saturday. But the 21-year-old Indian quickly switched gears and went on the offensive in the second round and earned the bragging …

Boxing World Qualifiers: Siwach outpunches Mukuka to give India winning start
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Boxing World Qualifiers: Siwach outpunches Mukuka to give India winning start

The Hindu  

National champion Sachin Siwach produced an attacking display to register a dominant win over Alex Mukuka of New Zealand in the opening round of the 2nd Boxing World Qualifiers for the Paris 2024 Olympics here on Friday. Siwach, a Strandja Memorial gold medallist, kept up the pressure over his opponent throughout the bout, ensuring a unanimous 5-0 verdict from the …

Indian sports wrap, April 29: Brijesh, Sagar, Sumit confirm medals at Asian U22 & Youth Boxing Championship
8 months, 1 week ago

Indian sports wrap, April 29: Brijesh, Sagar, Sumit confirm medals at Asian U22 & Youth Boxing Championship

The Hindu  

BOXING Brijesh, Sagar and Sumit confirm medals for India at ASBC Asian U-22 & Youth Boxing Championships 2024 Indian pugilists Brijesh Tamta, Sagar Jakhar and Sumit registered victories to enter the semifinals and assured themselves of medals in the youth category of ASBC Asian U22 & Youth Boxing Championships 2024 in Astana, Kazakhstan on Monday. - Team Sportstar GOLF Diksha …

Olympic-bound Preeti, Alfiya to lead India at ASBC Asian U-22 & Youth Boxing Championship 2024
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Olympic-bound Preeti, Alfiya to lead India at ASBC Asian U-22 & Youth Boxing Championship 2024

The Hindu  

The Boxing Federation of India selected 50 boxers, including Olympic bound Preeti to represent India at the upcoming ASBC Asian U22 & Youth Boxing Championship 2024 to be held in Astana, Kazakhstan from April 27 to May 7. Preeti, who secured Paris Olympic quota after winning bronze medal at the 2022 Asian Games, will lead India’s charge in the U-22 …

World Olympic qualifier India squad: Amit Panghal makes comeback amidst drastic changes
8 months, 4 weeks ago

World Olympic qualifier India squad: Amit Panghal makes comeback amidst drastic changes

The Hindu  

Following the Indian boxers’ disappointing performance in the Olympic qualifying event in Busto Arsizio, Italy, where they could not win a single quota place, the Boxing Federation of India has changed six boxers in the squad for the second World Olympic qualifier in Bangkok, the last qualifying event, from May 25 to June 2. Kuttappa and Dharmendra Yadav, former World …

India's horrid run continues, Lakshya Chahar knocked out of World Olympic Boxing Qualifier
10 months ago

India's horrid run continues, Lakshya Chahar knocked out of World Olympic Boxing Qualifier

The Hindu  

Reigning national champion Lakshya Chahar became the fourth Indian boxer to crash out in the opening round of the first World Olympic Boxing Qualifier in Busto Arsizio. World Championships bronze medallist Deepak Bhoria, Asian Games bronze medallist Narender Berwal and Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Jaismine Lamboria lost their respective first rounds. Five Indian boxers, including world championships bronze medallist Mohammed …

World Olympic Boxing Qualifier: Deepak Bhoria, Narender go down on opening day
10 months ago

World Olympic Boxing Qualifier: Deepak Bhoria, Narender go down on opening day

Firstpost  

Deepak Bhoria and Narender exited in the Round of 64 in the World Olympic Qualifier in Italy World Championships bronze medallist Deepak Bhoria and Asian Games bronze medallist Narender bows out after losing their respective round of 64 clash on day one of the 1st World Olympic Boxing Qualifier in Busto Arsizio, Italy on Sunday. Six-time Asian Championships medallist Shiva …

National Boxing: Amit Panghal, Shiva Thapa win titles
1 year, 1 month ago

National Boxing: Amit Panghal, Shiva Thapa win titles

Hindustan Times  

Continuing his impressive run, Tokyo Olympian Amit Panghal defeated Anshul Punia to win the national title in Shillong on Friday. It will be fresh start for Panghal -- the 2019 World Championships medallist — who was not picked for the Asian Games team. Amit Panghal Deepak Bhoria, the current World Championships medallist, was preferred over Panghal on the basis of …

National Boxing Championships: Amit Panghal, Shiva Thapa among stars to battle it out in Shillong
1 year, 1 month ago

National Boxing Championships: Amit Panghal, Shiva Thapa among stars to battle it out in Shillong

The Hindu  

Former World Championships silver medallist Amit Panghal will make a comeback after seven years to the National Boxing Championships, starting at the Sports Authority of India Indoor Hall in Shillong on Saturday. Amit, whose last significant outing was at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games where he had bagged the gold medal, had competed in 49kg in the 2016 edition of the …

Neeraj Chopra nominated for World Athlete of the Year 2023 award - Check full list of nominees
1 year, 2 months ago

Neeraj Chopra nominated for World Athlete of the Year 2023 award - Check full list of nominees

India TV News  

India's golden boy Neeraj Chopra is among 11 athletes to be nominated for the World Athlete of the Year 2023 award. World Athletics officially announced the list of athletes in fray to win the prestigious award and Neeraj, after having a brilliant year, is one of them. The winner of the World Athlete of the Year 2023 award will be …

Asian Games 2023: Indians who won quotas for Paris Olympics
1 year, 3 months ago

Asian Games 2023: Indians who won quotas for Paris Olympics

The Hindu  

The 19th edition of the Asian Games, held from September 23 to October 8 in Hangzhou, not only offered medals but the chance to win quotas for next year’s Paris Olympics in some of the events. Nikhat Zareen Indian boxer Nikhat Zareen won bronze medal in the women’s 50kg category at the Asian Games in Hangzhou. Parveen Hooda Indian boxer …

Asian Games 2023 schedule today, October 7: Indians in action, live streaming details of events, IST timings
1 year, 3 months ago

Asian Games 2023 schedule today, October 7: Indians in action, live streaming details of events, IST timings

The Hindu  

The Asian Games 2023, which started in Hangzhou, China, on September 23, will run until October 8. Indian athletes are competing across 39 sports in the quadrennial event. Here are all the events in which Indians will be participating on October 7 in Hangzhou - Archery Compound Women’s Individual Bronze Medal Match: Aditi Swami- 6:10 am Compound Women’s Individual Gold …

Lovlina Borgohain gets historic silver, Parveen takes bronze as boxers end Asian Games with 5 medals
1 year, 3 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 October 4 Schedule: Neeraj Chopra, Lovlina Borgohain eye Gold; wrestling begins
1 year, 3 months ago

Asian Games 2023 October 4 Schedule: Neeraj Chopra, Lovlina Borgohain eye Gold; wrestling begins

India TV News  

Another day of numerous medals awaits the Indian contingent in the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou after the tally reached 69 on Tuesday, October 3. Athletics continued to be the top performer with 22 medals in the discipline so far and two more Gold medals were added on Tuesday after Parul Chaudhary in women's 5000m and Annu Rani in women's …

Wrestling at Asian Games 2023: Preview, Schedule, Squads, Medal Events
1 year, 3 months ago

Wrestling at Asian Games 2023: Preview, Schedule, Squads, Medal Events

The Hindu  

The ongoing turmoil in Indian wrestling, including wrestler protests and absence of a properly elected national federation for six months, has created an unfavourable environment leading up to the Asian Games. The committee’s decision to exempt prominent wrestlers Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat, who were at the forefront of a protest against outgoing WFI president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, from …

Asian Games: Lovlina advances into women’s boxing 75kg final, qualifies for Paris Olympics; Narenders bags bronze in men’s +92kg category
1 year, 3 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 …

Hangzhou Asian Games boxing | Parveen seals Olympic berth; Nikhat settles for bronze
1 year, 3 months ago

Hangzhou Asian Games boxing | Parveen seals Olympic berth; Nikhat settles for bronze

The Hindu  

World Championship bronze medallist boxer Parveen Hooda assured India of a medal and also grabbed a Paris Olympic quota by moving into the 57kg semifinals, but Nikhat Zareen bowed out in the semifinals at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on October 1 Parveen, who won the bronze medal in the 63kg at the 2022 World Boxing Championships, moved past Uzbekistan's …

Asian Games Sept 27 Schedule: Medals events in shooting, chess; world champion Nikhat Zareen begins campaign
1 year, 3 months ago

Asian Games Sept 27 Schedule: Medals events in shooting, chess; world champion Nikhat Zareen begins campaign

India TV News  

6th standing after three days, the Indian contingent has done well for itself with 14 medals in the ongoing 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. The quartet of Sudipti Hajela, Divyakriti Singh, Anush Agarwalla and Hriday Chheda will be in action in their individual events, the women's hockey team will take on Singapore while the paddlers will begin their campaigns …

Asian Games 2023: India's schedule for September 23; Indian athletes to compete in Table Tennis and Sailing
1 year, 3 months ago

Asian Games 2023: India's schedule for September 23; Indian athletes to compete in Table Tennis and Sailing

India TV News  

The 19th edition of the Asian Games will officially kickstart on September 23 with a grand opening ceremony at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center Stadium in China on Saturday, September 23. Although some sporting events like women's cricket, sailing, football and volleyball among others began earlier, September 23 will mark the official beginning of the multi-nation spectacle and will get …

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 …

Asian Games 2023, Boxing preview: Packing a powerful punch
1 year, 3 months ago

Asian Games 2023, Boxing preview: Packing a powerful punch

The Hindu  

The Hangzhou Asian Games holds great significance for boxers as it serves as a continental qualifying event for the 2024 Paris Olympics. This event offers more quota places for women boxers, with four semifinalists each for 50kg, 54kg, 57kg, and 60kg, as well as two finalists each for 66kg and 75kg. In the men’s section, two quota places in each …

Asian Games, Boxing full schedule: Dates, timings, men’s and women’s squads
1 year, 3 months ago

Asian Games, Boxing full schedule: Dates, timings, men’s and women’s squads

The Hindu  

Indian boxers Nikhat Zareen, Jaismine Lamboria, Shiva Thapa, and Lakshya Chahar among others will be in action in the Asian Games 2023 Boxing event, which will start on September 24 and continue till October 5. There are a total of 13 weight categories across men’s and women’s competitions. Women: 50 kg, 54 kg, 60 kg, 57 kg, 66 kg, and …

Asian Games: Harmanpreet Singh, Lovlina Borgohain To Be India's Flag-Bearers At Opening Ceremony
1 year, 3 months ago

Asian Games: Harmanpreet Singh, Lovlina Borgohain To Be India's Flag-Bearers At Opening Ceremony

ABP News  

New Delhi: Hockey captain Harmanpreet Singh and Olympic medallist boxer Lovlina Borgohain will be the flag-bearers of the Indian contingent during the opening ceremony of the Asian Games in Hangzhou on September 23. "This time we will have two flag-bearers leading the contingent at the Asian Games -- hockey captain Harmanpreet Singh and boxer Lovlina Borgohain," added Bajwa, who is …

2 flag-bearers Harmanpreet, Lovlina to lead Indian contingent at Asian Games opening ceremony
1 year, 3 months ago

2 flag-bearers Harmanpreet, Lovlina to lead Indian contingent at Asian Games opening ceremony

Live Mint  

The Indian Olympic Association has decided to have two flag-bearers to lead the Indian contingent at the opening ceremony of the Asian Games 2023, a report by PTI said on Wednesday. The IOA has named Indian Hockey team captain Harmanpreet Singh and Olympic medallist boxer Lovlina Borgohain to be the flag-bearers at the opening ceremony of the Asian Games in …

Wrestling World Championships 2023: With WFI suspended, Indian wrestlers eye Paris 2024 spot under new flag
1 year, 3 months ago

Wrestling World Championships 2023: With WFI suspended, Indian wrestlers eye Paris 2024 spot under new flag

The Hindu  

Following the provisional suspension of the Wrestling Federation of India owing to delayed elections preceded by wrestlers’ protests, the Indian athletes will compete under the United World Wrestling flag for the first time in the World Championships, a Paris Olympics qualifying event, starting in Belgrade on Saturday. In the current Indian squad, Asian champion Aman Sehrawat, who took the place …

BFI announces 11-member boxing squad for Mustafa Hajrulahovic Memorial Tournament
1 year, 4 months ago

BFI announces 11-member boxing squad for Mustafa Hajrulahovic Memorial Tournament

The Hindu  

The Boxing Federation of India announced an 11-member Indian squad comprising six men and five women boxers for the 21st Mustafa Hajrulahovic Memorial tournament in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Indian women’s squad is led by 2019 World Championships silver medalist Manju Rani along with Youth World Champions Jyoti and Shashi Chopra. Asian Games 2023: Indian boxing squad to train …

Chess World Cup: A tough ask for Indians
1 year, 5 months ago

Chess World Cup: A tough ask for Indians

The Hindu  

For over three decades, before every world-class chess event, Indian fans looked to Viswanathan Anand to live up to his name for their daily dose of joy. If the score stands at 1-1, two rapid games — 25 minutes plus 10-second increment per move per player — will be played. If the match is tied at 2-2, two more rapid …

Elorda Cup 2023: India finishes campaign with five medals
1 year, 6 months ago

Elorda Cup 2023: India finishes campaign with five medals

The Hindu  

India capped off their campaign at the 2nd Elorda Cup 2023 with a total of five medals as Vijay Kumar, Sushma, Keisham Sanjit Singh, Neema and Sumit all clinched bronze medals for the country in Astana, Kazakhstan. Despite a spirited performance, Vijay Kumar went down fighting hard-fought 1-4 defeat against Beknur Ozhanov of Kazakhstan in the semi-finals to bow out …

Asian Games 2022: Amit Panghal misses out; Deepak Bhoria, Nishant, Parveen secure berths
1 year, 6 months ago

Asian Games 2022: Amit Panghal misses out; Deepak Bhoria, Nishant, Parveen secure berths

The Hindu  

Amit Panghal, the only Indian boxer to win a gold medal at the 2018 Asian Games will not be defending his title at the 2023 Games in Hangzhou following the selection of World bronze medallist Deepak Bhoria in the men’s 51kg category to the Indian squad for the Continental Games. Following the conclusion of the selection process on July 1 …

India women’s boxing coach Bhaskar Bhatt resigns before Asian Games 2022
1 year, 6 months ago

India women’s boxing coach Bhaskar Bhatt resigns before Asian Games 2022

The Hindu  

With less than three months to go till the Asian Games – which will be the first qualification tournament for the 2024 Paris Olympics, Bhaskar Bhatt has resigned as coach of the Indian women’s boxing national team. “Bhaskar Bhatt has been transferred by Sports Authority of India back to at Rohtak’s National Centre of Excellence in boxing,” said an official …

Asian Athletics Championships: Toor, Sreeshankar, Tejaswin, Shaili headline 54-member Indian team
1 year, 6 months ago

Asian Athletics Championships: Toor, Sreeshankar, Tejaswin, Shaili headline 54-member Indian team

The Hindu  

Despite India being home to three of Asia’s five fastest women quartermilers this year, the Athletics Federation of India has chosen to send just one athlete to the event for the Asian Championships which begin in Bangkok on July 12. Surprisingly 16-year-old Rezoana Mallick Heena who took the under-18 Asian title in an impressive 52.98s towards the end of April …

World boxing championships semifinals: Indian boxers look to continue strong show
1 year, 7 months ago

World boxing championships semifinals: Indian boxers look to continue strong show

The Hindu  

After ensuring three medals and scripting India’s best-ever showing at the World boxing championships in Tashkent, Deepak Bhoria, Mohammad Hussamuddin and Nishant Dev will look to continue their good work in the semifinals on Friday and finish higher on the podium. The 26-year-old Indian, who recorded three victories by unanimous decisions, including one against Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Saken Bibossinov …

IBA World Boxing Championship: Govind Sahani, Deepak Kumar Advance
1 year, 8 months ago

IBA World Boxing Championship: Govind Sahani, Deepak Kumar Advance

News 18  

India continued to enjoy success at the IBA Men’s World Boxing Championship with the country’s representatives Govind Sahani and Deepak Kumar advancing to the next round after comprehensively beating their opponents on Thursday. The 2022 Thailand Open champion Sahani gave India a perfect start on the day with a 5-0 defeat of his opponent Mehron Shafiev of Tajikistan in a …

IBA Boxing World Championships: Narender storms into pre-quarters; Govind, Deepak advance
1 year, 8 months ago

IBA Boxing World Championships: Narender storms into pre-quarters; Govind, Deepak advance

The Hindu  

Asian medalists Govind Sahani, Deepak Bhoria and Narender Berwal won their respective bouts, while Shiva Thapa crashed out of the World boxing championships in Tashkent on Thursday. He will face top-seeded World champion and Olympic bronze medallist top seed Saken Bibossinov Kazakhstan in the round of 32. Narender overcame a tough opponent, also an Asian bronze medallist Tajikistan’s Muhammad Abroridinov, …

World Boxing Championships: Hussamuddin, Varinder Singh to begin India's campaign
1 year, 8 months ago

World Boxing Championships: Hussamuddin, Varinder Singh to begin India's campaign

Firstpost  

Varinder Singh, in the 60kg category, will go up against Mujibillo Tursunov and Hussamuddin will fight Alen Rustemovski in the 57kg category. Tashkent: Experienced campaigner and 2022 Asian Championships bronze medallist Hussamuddin will fight against Alen Rustemovski of Macedonia in the 57kg category opening round of the IBA World Boxing Championships beginning on Monday. Tokyo Olympian and 2019 Asian Championships …

IBA Men’s World Boxing Championships 2023: Meet the Indians in the fray
1 year, 8 months ago

IBA Men’s World Boxing Championships 2023: Meet the Indians in the fray

The Hindu  

Six-time Asian Championships medallist Shiva Thapa and 2019 Asian Championships silver medallist Deepak Bhoria will headline the Indian squad for the IBA Men’s Boxing World Championships in Tashkent. GOVIND KUMAR SAHANI - ACHIEVEMENTS 2023 - Silver medal at 74th Strandja Memorial Boxing tournament, Bulgaria 2023 - Gold medal at 6th Senior National Boxing Championships, Hisar 2022 - Gold medal at …

No GB boxers will contest IBA championships due to ‘concerns’ over sport’s Olympic future
1 year, 9 months ago

No GB boxers will contest IBA championships due to ‘concerns’ over sport’s Olympic future

The Independent  

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World Champions Nikhat Zareen and Lovlina Borgohain lead India’s boxing charge
1 year, 9 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 …

World Women’s Boxing Championships finals, HIGHLIGHTS: Nikhat Zareen, Lovlina Borgohain clinch gold medals
1 year, 9 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 …

Nikhat to box at Asian Games, confirms Boxing HPD Dunne
1 year, 9 months ago

Nikhat to box at Asian Games, confirms Boxing HPD Dunne

The Hindu  

Nikhat Zareen will represent India at the 2023 Asian Games, the first qualification event for the 2024 Paris Olympics. Nikhat, the Commonwealth Games Champion in the 50kg category, earned the right to compete at the Asian Games by reaching the final of the World Championships in the light flyweight category after beating Rio bronze medallist Ingrid Valencia in the semifinals. …

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 …

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 …

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