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Nikhat Zareen ready to step out of Mary Kom's shadow: Coach

NEW DELHI: According to coach Blas Iglesias Fernandez, two-time world boxing champion Nikhat Zareen is prepared to emerge out of MC Mary Kom's shadow and win a medal in the Olympics in Paris.

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Indian boxers renew quest for Paris Olympic quotas in Italy

Experienced boxers like Shiva Thapa, Deepak Bhoria and Nishant Dev are among the nine Indian contenders vying for spots at the Paris Olympics in the inaugural World Qualification Tournament set to commence in Busto Arsizio, Italy this Sunday.

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TOISA 2023 Nominees: The boxers in the fray for top honours

NEW DELHI: India's top boxers, who made history at the international arena last year and have been nominated for the prestigious Times of India Sports Awards (TOISA) 2023, are all set to battle for the top honours in the men's and women's categories. Come February 23, and the winner of…

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Lovlina Borgohain settles for silver; India ends campaign in boxing with five medals

HANGZHOU: Lovlina Borgohain had a lot riding on her. India was waiting for its first gold medal from the boxing ring in Hangzhou after four other boxers finished with a bronze each.

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Asian Games: Boxer Lovlina Borgohain settles for silver, Parveen Hooda signs off with bronze

NEW DELHI: India's boxing contingent at the Asian Games put up an impressive performance, with Lovlina Borgohain leading the charge by clinching a silver medal in the 75kg category on Wednesday. The highly anticipated final saw Borgohain, the reigning world Asian champion, face off against two-time Olympic medalist Li Qian,…

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Asian Games Boxing | Lovlina loses in 75 kg gold medal bout to China’s Li Qian

Lovlina Borgohain (silver) & Parveen Hooda (bronze) won India's final medals at Asian Games. Borgohain was out-punched in 75kg final by Li Qian, while Parveen lost to Lin Yu Ting due to height disadvantage.

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Hangzhou Asian Games | Lovlina Borgohain storms into final with a Paris ticket

Lovlina Borgohain won her semifinal bout at the Asian Games in Hangzhou to qualify for Paris 2024. She overcame Thailand's Maneekon Baison in a tight bout, using her height and reach to take the first round 5-0. In the final round, Lovlina followed her coaches' instructions and dominated, winning unanimously..

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Asian Games: Lovlina books Paris Olympics ticket; Preeti, Narender sign off with bronze

NEW DELHI: World champion Lovlina Borgohain (75kg) showcased her mettle by securing an Olympic quota spot for herself in style during her remarkable journey to the final at the Asian Games.

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Asian Games boxing | Preeti, Lovlina enter semis, assuring India of two medals

Preeti Pawar & Lovlina Borgohain secure Olympic quotas in Asian Games. Preeti defeated Kazakhstan's Zhaina Shekerbekova 4-1 in 54kg qtr-final, Lovlina beat South Korea's Seong Suyeon 5-0 in 75kg. Nikhat Zareen 1st Indian to win Olympic quota. Semifinalists in 50-60kg, finalists in 66-75kg qualify for Paris Olympics.

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Asian Games 2023: Nikhat and Lovlina headline India’s challenge in the boxing ring

For a sport with widely held notions of strength and masculinity in popular culture, boxing in India has been headlined mainly by women in recent times. As the sport with the fourth-highest medal count for India at the Asian Games, it has contributed 57 medals, but the inclusion of the…

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'Demonstrate in action what true sporting spirit is...': PM Modi extends best wishes to Indian contingent

NEW DELHI: The Hangzhou Asian Games officially commenced with a spectacular opening ceremony on Saturday, featuring Olympic medalist boxer Lovlina Borgohain and men's hockey captain Harmanpreet Singh as India's flag-bearers.

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Chance for Neeraj Chopra-led India to showcase its sporting prowess at Asian Games

With the Asian Games starting on September 23 officially, it is expected that the strong Indian contingent led by Neeraj Chopra will put up a good and valiant show at the games which was scheduled to be held in 2022 was delayed due to COVID-19

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Asian Games | Hockey captain Harmanpreet, boxer Lovlina to lead Indian contingent at opening ceremony

India's Harmanpreet Singh (hockey) and Lovlina Borgohain (boxing) will lead the 655-member strong contingent at the Asian Games 2023 in Hangzhou, China. Neeraj Chopra (javelin) was the flag-bearer at the 2018 Asian Games. 481 gold medals are up for grabs in 40 disciplines, with the opening ceremony on Saturday and…

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Harmanpreet Singh and Lovlina Borgohain named India's flag-bearers for Asian Games opening ceremony

NEW DELHI: Hockey captain Harmanpreet Singh and boxer Lovlina Borgohain have been named India's flag-bearers for the Asian Games opening ceremony scheduled to take place on September 23 in Hangzhou, China.

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NADA Test: Jadeja most tested Indian cricketer so far in 2023, 58 samples collected in first five months

Star India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja gave dope samples thrice between January and May this year, making him the most tested cricketer during this period

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Indian boxing squad for Asian Games named

NEW DELHI: Record six-time Asian Championships medallist Shiva Thapa, Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain and two-time World Champion Nikhat Zareen will spearhead the Indian boxing squad for the 19th Asian Games to be held in Hangzhou, China from September 23 to October 8, 2023.

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Deepak, Nishant, Parveen and Arundhati make it to the team for Hangzhou Asian Games

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Top women boxers switch to Olympic weight divisions

Some top boxers, including World champions Nitu Ghanghas and Saweety Boora, have switched to Olympic weight divisions ahead of Paris 2024.

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'It takes time to get good results. So many external factors affect our lives and our boxing'

Four women, independent, strong voiced and stronger willed, visited the TOI's office on Wednesday. What resulted was happy pandemonium as office staff left their posts and terminals to be in their midst, content to even linger in their periphery.

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BFI contradicts HPD’s claim, will form committee to finalise selection criteria

NEW DELHI: Contrary to claims made by Indian boxing’s high-performance director (HPD) Bernard Dunne that he has done away with the selection trials and that the ‘evaluation test’ of boxers at the national camps will be the way forward, the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) on Tuesday informed that no…

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Women's World Boxing Championships: Nikhat Zareen defends Worlds crown; Lovlina Borgohain claims 1st gold medal

India top medals tally with 4 gold, hosts also bag 'Best Team' award

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PM Modi congratulates Lovlina, Nikhat for winning gold at World Boxing Championships

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday congratulated boxers Nikhat Zareen and Lovlina Borgohain for winning gold medals at the Boxing World Championships in the national capital.

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Boxers Nikhat Zareen, Lovlina Borgohain qualify for Asian Games, confirms India's High Performance Director

NEW DELHI: India's star women pugilists Nikhat Zareen and Lovlina Borgohain are directly through to the Asian Games squad after their exploits in the ongoing Women's World Boxing Championships in New Delhi. It was confirmed by India's High Performance Director Bernard Dunne on Saturday.

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Nikhat, Lovlina, Nitu, Saweety storm into Women's World Boxing Championships final

NEW DELHI: Continuing their good run, reigning world champion Nikhat Zareen and Commonwealth Games champion Nitu Ghanghas registered contrasting victories to storm into the finals of the Women's World Championships on Thursday.

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Lovlina, Sakshi advance to quarterfinals of Women's World Boxing Championships

NEW DELHI: Indian boxer Sakshi (52kg) progressed into the quarterfinals of the Women's World Boxing Championship with a 5-0 unanimous decision win over Zhazira Urakbayeva of Kazakhstan on Monday.

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