After years of heartbreaks, Sakshi Chaudhary finally gears up for CWG, Asian Games
For years, Sakshi Chaudhary lived with the feeling that she was always one step away.
For years, Sakshi Chaudhary lived with the feeling that she was always one step away.
A boxing coach associated with a private club at Bengaluru’s Kanteerava Stadium has been booked under the POCSO Act after a 17-year-old boxer accused him of sexual harassment and criminal intimidation.
World Boxing Cup Finals champions Hitesh Gulia (70kg) and Preeti (54kg) led the charge for India, both registering emphatic victories as the hosts tasted success across multiple weight categories.
The championships are being staged with the men’s and women’s events running simultaneously at the same venue for the first time, with around 600 boxers from across the country competing in 10 weight categories each for men and women.
The agreement marks the beginning of a strategic and long-term collaboration aimed at strengthening sports research, scientific training, athlete well-being, and advanced coaching methodologies.
Siwach started the proceedings for India with a clinical 5-0 win over Olympian Batuhan Ciftci of Turkey in the pre-quarterfinal round and Sanjeet then saw off the challenge from Luis Sanchez of Venezuela with an identical margin in the Round of 32.
World youth champion Ankushita Boro prevailed over Namuun Monkhor of Mongolia while Abhimanyu Loura lost to Ireland’s Kelyn Cassidy at the World Olympic Boxing Qualification Tournament in Bangkok, Thailand.
Parveen, who had secured a Paris 2024 Olympics boxing quota after winning the bronze medal in 57kg weight class in Hangzhou, was handed a 22-month suspension by the International Testing Agency (ITA) for a whereabouts failure.
In the wake of boxer Parveen Hooda’s suspension, the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) in consultation with Boxing Paris Unit, had ensured that country will have another chance to qualify for the women’s 57kg weight category.
Besides two gold medals, Indian boxers won two silver and eight bronze medals to better their last edition’s record of five medals.
