Indian boxer Jaismine Lamboria justified the selector's decision to field her in 57kg instead of her regular 60kg weight category, where she was a reserve for this event, by dominating all three rounds against Camara and booking her quota for the Paris Olympics.
The golf competition at the Paris Games is still a couple of months away and Aditi is scheduled to play at least another eight events leading up to the Olympics. Cracking consistent form, as she did in 2023, will be her biggest aim
Indian boxer Amit Panghal beat Chuang Liu of China in the 51kg quarterfinal of the 2nd World Qualification Tournament held here on Sunday to book his quota for the Paris Olympics.
India's Sachin Siwach (57kg), Sanjeet Kumar (92kg), Amit Panghal (51kg) and Jaismine (women's 57kg) took another step towards Paris Olympic qualification as they registered convincing victories over their respective opponents to advance to the next round of the Boxing World Qualifiers in Ban
Gymnast Dipa Karmakar, who secured the gold medal at the Asian Championships, expressed happiness on finally securing the cherished medal after missing out on some opportunities by a narrow margin earlier and opened up on the tough journey towards the top podium finish
India pugilists Sachin Siwach (57kg) and Sanjeet Kumar (92kg) took a significant step towards Paris Olympic qualification as they registered convincing victories over their respective opponents to advance to the next round of the Boxing World Qualifiers on Thursday.
The Indian wasn't bothered by the stature of her opponent as she went for her punches from Round 1 and never really looked in trouble throughout the bout to earn a 4-1 verdict.
Choudhary began her campaign with a clinical Round 1 against Stephanie Pieneiro of Puerto Rico. She was slightly conservative in Round 2 as she consolidated her position before again dominating the next round to get a unanimous 5:0 verdict in her favour.
For most athletes, the Olympics is the pinnacle of their journey and the goal they are always working towards. Sandeep Singh, though, is not like most athletes. The Armyman has already served in Siachen, one of the toughest places on Earth to serve in, and had never even thought of going to
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