New Delhi [India], Dec 30 (ANI): Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju on Monday said that boxer Mary Kom is a legend and Nikhat Zareen has the potential to follow in her footsteps and added that the country is proud of both the pugilists.
New Delhi [India], Dec 29 (ANI): Looking at the Boxing Federation of India's (BFI) men's list of boxers for the Olympic qualifiers, Gaurav Bidhuri has said that he has been deprived of a fair chance to compete in the competition.
New Delhi [India], Dec 28 (ANI): Former India Olympic gold medalist shooter Abhinav Bindra on Saturday hailed boxer Mary Kom for registering an Olympic Qualifiers berth and said that in sports 'you constantly have to prove yourself'.
New Delhi [India], Dec 28 (ANI): India skipper Virat Kohli on Saturday applauded boxer Sakshi Chaudhary for qualifying for the Olympics Qualifiers Asia-Oceania.
New Delhi [India], Dec 28 (ANI): Boxer Nikhat Zareen, after losing an Olympic Qualifiers trials final bout against Mary Kom, said that she 'felt hurt' after the latter refused to shake hands with her as she did not expect such behaviour from seniors.
New Delhi [India], Dec 28 (ANI): "Why should I shake hand with my opponent Nikhat Zareen," remarked six-time world champion Mary Kom after registering a win against Nikhat Zareen in the final round of the women's boxing Olympic qualifiers trials on Saturday.
New Delhi [India], Dec 28 (ANI): Sakshi Chaudhary and Simranjit Kaur on Saturday registered wins in their respective bouts in the ongoing Women's Boxing Olympic qualifiers trails here at the Indira Gandhi Stadium.
New Delhi [India], Dec 27 (ANI): Ahead of the bout against six-time world champion Mary Kom in the Olympic Qualifiers trials, boxer Nikhat Zareen says she is 'eagerly waiting for the clash and will give her 100 per cent'.
New Delhi [India], Dec 27 (ANI): Six-time world champion boxer Mary Kom will face Nikhat Zareen in the final round of the Olympic Qualifiers Women's Boxing Trials here on Saturday.
New Delhi [India], Dec 21 (ANI): Boxing Federation of India (BFI) selection committee on Saturday announced the names of the women and men boxers who will be participating in the Olympic Qualifiers.
Nur-Sultan [Kazakhstan], Nov 30 (ANI): India progressed to the 2020 Qualifiers after securing a 4-0 lead against Pakistan in the Davis Cup on Saturday.