The tenacious Preeti (54kg), who won bronze at 2022 Asian Championships, registered her second win of the ongoing tournament as she conquered the Romanian Perijoc with a 4-3 win on points after the bout was reviewed
MC Mary Kom, along with Bollywood actor Farhan Akhtar were revealed to be the brand ambassadors of the upcoming IBA Women's World Boxing Championships, which will take place in Delhi from March 15-26.
Reetika, a gold medalist in the U23 Asian Championships and bronze medalist at Junior World Championships last year, defeated Lilly Schneider of Germany, via technical superiority by 10-0 in the bronze medal bout, as per Olympics.com
India won their first medal in the current competition with Ankit Gulia's bronze. Gulia, who took home the gold at the U15 Asian Championships in 2019, was defeated by Otar Abuladze of Georgia in the first round due to technical superiority (9-0).
Following the national trials that concluded on Monday at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) Sonipat, the team for Asian Games, Asian Championships, World Championships and four archery World Cups for this year was selected
While Sangeeta Phogat, the wife of Tokyo Olympic medalist Bajrang Punia, triumphed against Delhi wrestler Sumitra in her gold medal contest, Sarita Mor, a bronze medalist from the world championships, upset Simran in the women's freestyle 59kg final.
For the Indian weightlifter, there were some injury-related concerns due to back trouble and a wrist injury she sustained during a training session in September, Mirabai Chanu missed the Asian championships in October due to her injuries.
The 2022 Youth Asian Championships silver medallists Kirti (+81kg) and Devika Ghorpade (52kg) were the other two boxers to confirm medals by securing their spots in the Last-4 stage. With addition of four more medals, India's total medal count now climbs to 11 the same as the last edition, h
Minakshi, was up against the 2021 Asian Championships bronze medalist Lutsaikhan Altantsetseg of Mongolia and the Rohtak-born boxer hardly had to break a sweat in her comfortable victory
Mirabai Chanu, who won the silver medal at Tokyo 2020, and Jeremy Lalrinnunga and Achinta Sheuli, who won gold at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, will forego the Asian Championships in order to be fully prepared for the December Olympics qualifiers in Paris.
Meanwhile, nine of the 13 boxers participating at the Asian Championships, including World Championship bronze medallist Shiva Thapa (67kg, Assam) and two-time Commonwealth Games medallist Mohammed Hussamuddin (57kg, Services), will lead the roster in the men's events at the National Games.