Indian boxer Lovlina Borgohain clinched a gold medal in the women's 75kg category whereas Shiva Thapa bagged silver in the men's 63.5kg category in the ongoing 38th National Games on Friday.
Shiva Thapa and Sachin Siwach continued their stellar campaigns at the 8th Elite Men's National Boxing Championship, securing emphatic victories on Day 4 to enter the quarterfinals. Thapa, representing Assam, maintained his dominant form in the Welterweight (60-65kg) category with a 5-0 win
Shiva Thapa, the reigning Welterweight (60-65kg) champion from the previous edition, kicked off his title defence at the 8th Elite Men's National Boxing Championship with a commanding victory on the day two.
Indian pugilist Gaurav Chauhan moved into the men's 92+kg semi-finals and confirmed a medal after a hard-fought 3-2 win over Danial Saparbay of Kazakhstan on Day 2 of the Elorda Cup 2024 in Astana, Kazakhstan, on Tuesday.
BFI has selected nine boxers, including the 2022 Commonwealth Games champion Amit Panghal (51kg) and World Championships bronze medallist Nishant Dev (71kg), to represent India at the second World Qualification Tournament of Paris Olympic Games 2024 scheduled to take place from May 23 to Jun
Nikhat (50 kg) and Lovlina (75 kg) are among the four Indian women boxers who have qualified for the July-August Summer Games in Paris. The others are Preeti Pawar (54 kg) and Parveen Hooda (57 kg). Lovlina won a bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics
World Championships bronze medallist Deepak Bhoria (51kg) went down fighting against Huseynov Nijat of Azerbaijan on day one of the 1st World Olympic Boxing Qualifier in Busto Arsizio, Italy on Sunday.
Each country can secure a maximum of one quota per weight category for the Olympics. India, which secured four quotas at Asian Games last year in Hangzhou, can grab as much as nine more in Italy.
Six-time Asian Championships medallist Shiva Thapa and 2022 Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Jaismine are set to spearhead Indian challenge as the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) named nine-member Indian squad for the first World Qualification Tournament of Paris Olympic Games 2024, sche
Amit Panghal (51kg) and Shiva Thapa (63.5kg) powered their way to impressive victories as they clinched gold medals while defending champions Services Sports Control Board (SSCB) maintained their dominance as they topped the rankings with 12 medals including 10 gold medals with 90 points at