The bid has strong Indian government support, yet, the boxer told news agencies that we need to up the number of centres and they should be accessible to all juniors who are training to break into higher ranks and reach world levels in their sport
11 November,2024 07:34 AM IST | Mumbai | The Editorial
Nikaht Zareen's hopes of clinching a medal on her Olympic debut in Paris ended early as she lost against Wu Yu of China by unanimous decision in the Round of 16 of the women’s 50kg boxing event. Speaking about how she overcame her loss at the Olympics, the boxer from Telangana said "It wasn't easy", as everyone "becomes coach when you lose"
07 November,2024 08:46 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
She was the first of six Indian boxers to qualify for the Olympics, where she made a maiden appearance
12 October,2024 08:56 AM IST | New Delhi | PTI
But when it came to actual competition, the Indians never seemed to have the momentum needed to go deep into the tournament
13 August,2024 07:26 AM IST | New Delhi | PTI
A book on India’s sporting heroes is an inspiring read for young adults; but balanced representation across disciplines and sharper curation would have added more heft
02 August,2024 09:00 AM IST | Mumbai | Fiona Fernandez
Meanwhile, India’s Nishant Dev entered the quarter-finals of the 71kg men’s boxing competition, defeating Jose Gabriel Rodriguez Tenorio of Ecuador on Wednesday. Dev won the contest 3-2 via a split decision
02 August,2024 07:57 AM IST | Paris | PTI
Trailing on three cards after the first round, the 28-year-old Indian prevailed by a 5-0 margin against the German in a rather messy round of 32 contest at the North Paris Arena here.
29 July,2024 09:11 AM IST | Paris | PTI
Olympic medal-winning boxer Vijender Singh hopes India women do well at Paris Games and get a medal or two, out of which one of them could be…
27 July,2024 08:46 AM IST | New Delhi | PTI
Besides Nikhat and Minakshi’s gold medals, Indian boxers won two silver and eight bronze to better their last edition’s record of five medals
19 May,2024 08:16 AM IST | Astana (Kazakhstan) | PTI
Minakshi and Manisha put up dominating displays in their semi-finals to grab 5-0 unanimous victories against Kazakh boxers Gulnaz Buribayeva and Tangatar Assem respectively
17 May,2024 06:32 AM IST | Astana (Kazakhstan) | PTIADVERTISEMENT
