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Boxing World C'ships: Nishant enters 2nd round; Chahar ousted

Nishant will next fight Mauritian Merven Clair, who got a bye in the first round, and his victory maintained the unbeaten run of the country's pugilists at the ongoing showpiece.

Rohit Mor wins, Asian champ Sanjeet gets bye in boxing world championship

Debutant Rohit Mor (57kg) gave India a winning start after Asian champion Sanjeet (92kg) received a first-round bye, along with one other boxer from the country

AIBA announces hefty prize money for world championship medal winners

International Boxing Association on Thursday announced a $2.6 million prize fund for next month's world championships in Serbia where the gold-winners will walk away with a cheque of $100,000

IOC continues to have deepest concerns on "place of boxing" in Olympics

IOC "restated its deepest concerns" on boxing's place in the 2024 Paris Olympics, citing "unresolved" issues with the International Boxing Association's governance structure, financial situation

Asian Youth Championships: 3 gold, six silver medals for India in boxing

World youth bronze-medallist Bishwamitra Chongtham (51kg), Vishal (80kg) and Neha (54kg) struck gold, while six other Indian boxers signed off with silver medals in the Asian Youth Championships

Assam presents Rs 1 cr to Olympian boxer Lovlina, offers deputy SP's post

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma presented Olympic boxing bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain Rs one crore and offered the post of deputy SP in the state police at a felicitation programme here on Thursday

I'll continue to work hard and bring glory for India: Lovlina Borgohain

Boxer Lovlina Borgohain, who won a bronze medal at the recently concluded Tokyo Olympics, on Thursday said she will continue to work hard in order to bring more laurels for India.Lovlina received a grand welcome at the Guwahati airport from the state government on Thursday.Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma was present at the airport to receive her. Taking to Twitter, he said that the boxer has ignited a billion dreams with her success in Olympics.Replying to the Assam CM, Lovlina in a tweet said, "Thank you Hon'ble CM @himantabiswa sir for such a warm welcome. I will continue to work hard and bring glory for my country."Lovlina took the bronze medal after she lost the women's welterweight (64-69kg) semi-final bout to Turkey's Busenaz Surmeneli in the Olympics.Busenaz Surmeneli defeated Borgohain by a unanimous decision of 5-0. All five judges gave decisions in the favour of Turkish boxer as she stamped her dominance.Meanwhile, Lovlina on Wednesday enjoyed home-style Assamese ...

Rahul Gandhi hails Lovlina Borgohain on winning bronze medal at Olympics

Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday congratulated boxer Lovlina Borgohain on winning a bronze medal in the Tokyo Olympics, and said she has done the country proud

Film industry lauds boxer Lovlina on winning bronze at Tokyo Olympics

Members from the film industry, among millions of fellow Indians, have taken to social media to congratulate the 23-year-old for her feat.

Tokyo Olympics Highlights: Medal for Lovlina, Ravi; heartbreak in hockey

Neeraj Chopra's first throw was 86.65m, well beyond the qualification mark of 83.50m. Lovlina Borgohain signed off with a bronze, India women's hockey team lost to Argentina in semi-final

Lovlina chases historic Olympic final berth: up against world champ

A medal already secured, Lovlina Borgohain (69kg) will be in pursuit of history when she takes on reigning world champion Busenaz Surmeneli of Turkey in the Olympic semifinal

Shocking loss to Colombian Martinez ends Panghal's Olympic campaign

Despite this loss, the 25-year-old remains one of best-performing Indian boxers in recent times

'Just wanted to fight fearlessly': Lovlina on historic Olympic win

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Country erupts in joy after Lovlina assures India second Olympic medal

India rejoiced after Lovlina Borgohain on Friday assured the country of its second medal at the Tokyo Olympics

Tokyo Olympics: Super show by Lovlina, go for gold, says Abhinav Bindra

Lovlina (69kg) has assured India a bronze after storming into the semi-finals of the women's welterweight category.

Tokyo Olympics: Go for glory, go for gold, says Coach Das to Lovlina

Prashant Kumar Das, the coach of Indian pugilist Lovlina Borgohain, on Friday said he is confident the boxer will return with a gold medal after storming into the semi-finals of the ongoing Olympics

Olympics: Boxer Simranjit Kaur bows out, loses 0-5 to Sudaporn Seesondee

India boxer Simranjit Kaur bowed out of the ongoing Tokyo Olympics after Thailand's Sudaporn Seesondee defeated her in women's lightweight (57-60kg) by 5-0 here at Kokugikan Arena on Friday.Seesondee advanced to the quarterfinals after this victory against Simranjit in the lightweight category. All five judges gave the unanimous decision in favor of Thailand's boxer as she thrashed the Indian in three rounds.Simranjit started the match with a flurry of punches but it was Sudaporn who came out at the top with all judges ruling in the favour of the Thai boxer.Seesondee started the second round brilliantly as she landed three successive left hands-on Simranjit. And continued to derail the rhythm of the Indian boxer and took the round very easily.Simranjit had no chance but to aim for the knockout in the third round. The Indian went on offense but the clever footwork by Thai pugilist never gave her any clear-cut chance.Earlier on Thursday, Mary Kom, the face of India's boxing contingent, .

Debutant Lovlina assures India of first boxing medal at Tokyo Olympics

Debutant Lovlina Borgohain (69kg) assured India of their first boxing medal at the ongoing Games when she upstaged former world champion Nien-Chin Chen of Chinese Taipei to enter the semifinals

Tokyo Olympics 2021 Highlights: Mary Kom bows out with a smile

Sindhu will play her quarterfinal match against Akane Yamaguchi of Japan on July 30.

Tokyo Olympics: Mary Kom slams IOC Boxing Task Force for 'poor judging'

The Task Force is conducting the boxing competition in Tokyo after the International Boxing Association (AIBA) was suspended by the IOC for alleged misgovernance and financial wrongdoing.