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Sports Minister Thakur inaugurates IBA Women's World Boxing Championships
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Star boxer Nikhat Zareen will kick off India's challenge at the IBA Women's World Boxing Championships 2023 on Thursday as the country's pugilists were handed a mixed draw.
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India became the capital of women's boxing: IBA President Kremlev
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Hosted by the Boxing Federation of India (BFI), the prestigious tournament is taking place in India for the third time--the most for any country in the history of the championship.
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Boxing is my life, don't want to retire: MC Mary Kom
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
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.
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MC Mary Kom, Farhan Akhtar roped in as brand ambassadors of IBA Women's Wo
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Top names from the boxing world, including eight Olympics medallists, will fight for the title at the tournament which India will be hosting for the record third time. The event will also see a massive prize pool of Rs 20 crore
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BFI reveals mascot 'Veera' for upcoming IBA Women's World Boxing Champions
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The mascot Cheetah, which is named Veera, is synonymous to strength, valour, bravery and courage. Just like Cheetah, the world's fastest animal on land known for their speed, boxers beat their opponents with quick moments in the ring. Veera, the epitome of strength and courage, represents al
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Target is gold, but every medal counts: Nikhat Zareen ahead of IBA Women's
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The Championships will be held from March 15 to 26 at the Indira Gandhi Sports Complex in New Delhi. Nikhat Zareen, on the other hand, will defend her title in the 50kg category. She became the world champion in the 2022 IBA Women's World Boxing Championships held in Istanbul, Turkey.
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2023 IBA Women's World Boxing Championships: Boxers from 5 countries inclu
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The top 12 Indian boxers, selected for the Championships, trained at the Indira Gandhi Sports Complex on Sunday for the first time after reaching Delhi ahead of the tournament. They were also accompanied by pugilists from France, South Africa, Morocco and Sri Lanka as part of the joint train
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IBA Women's World Boxing C'ships: International female pugilists began tra
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The training camp is being organized by the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) with the support of the Rural Electrification Corporation (REC). The leading Maharatna Company under the Ministry of Power signed a support agreement with BFI in February and it will be spending INR 30 crore, as par
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Lovlina Borgohain, Nikhat Zareen among 12 boxers representing India at IBA
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The Championships will be held from March 15 to 26 at the Indira Gandhi Sports Complex in New Delhi. 2020 Tokyo Bronze medallist, Lovlina Borgohain (75kg) has two World Championships bronze medals to her name so far and will join seven other Olympic medallists boxing for glory in the upcomin
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BFI President takes stock of preparations ahead of IBA Women's World Boxin
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The president along with the functional heads of the local organising committee (LOC) and the stadium officials inspected the entire venue, as per a press release from the Boxing Federation of India (BFI).
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Olympic champion Estelle Mossely among top boxers at IBA Women's World Box
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Boxing Federations of India (BFI) will be hosting the Women's World Boxing Championships for the third time, most ever by any country since the tournament's inception and a total of 350 plus boxers from 74 countries have registered so far for this biennial event
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2023 IBA Women's World Boxing C'ships to kickstart in Delhi from March 15
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Since the inception of the Championships in 2001, the prestigious event took place twice in India previously--in 2006 and 2018, both times in New Delhi. Besides this, India has also hosted the Women's Youth World Championships in 2017 in Guwahati, as per a press release from the Boxing Feder
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