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Deepak Bhoria Goes Down Fighting On Opening Day Of 1st World Olympic Boxing Qualifier

March 3, 2024 admin

File photo of Deepak Bhoria.© X (formerly Twitter) India’s campaign at the first World Olympic Boxing Qualifier was off to a disappointing start as World Championships bronze medallist Deepak Bhoria (51kg) went down fighting to Azerbaijan’s Huseynov Nijat on the opening day in Busto Arsizio on Sunday. Bhoria, who pipped 2019 World Championships silver medallist…

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Asian Games 2023: Boxer Lovlina Borgohain Settles For Silver, Parveen Hooda Signs Off With Bronze

October 4, 2023 admin

Tokyo Olympic medallist Lovlina Borgohain put up a lacklustre display to settle for a silver as Indian boxers signed off with a haul of five medals at the Asian Games on Wednesday. Parveen Hooda couldn’t overcome the height disadvantage against two-time world champion Lin Yu Ting of Chinese Taipei in the women’s 57kg semifinal to…

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Asian Games, Boxing: Lovlina Borgohain Books Paris Olympics Ticket; Narender, Preeti Sign Off With Bronze

October 3, 2023 admin

World champion Lovlina Borgohain (75kg) locked an Olympic quota for herself by moving into the final while Preeti Pawar (54kg) and Narender Berwal ( 92kg) signed off with bronze medals at the Asian Games on Tuesday. Borgohain, the Tokyo Olympic bronze medallist, cleverly managed her bout against Asian Championship silver medallist Baison Manikon of Thailand…

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Asian Games: Boxer Preeti Pawar Signs Off With Bronze After Loss In 54kg Women’s Semifinal

October 3, 2023 admin

File image of Preeti Pawar© Twitter Indian boxer Preeti Pawar signed off with a bronze medal after losing the 54kg semifinal bout to reigning flyweight champion China’s Chang Yuan at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Tuesday. Preeti, who has already secured an Olympic quota, put up a good show but went down 0-5 to…

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Asian Games 2023 September 30 Schedule: Indians In Action, Events And Timing

September 29, 2023 admin

India’s stars like weightlifter Mirabai Chanu, boxer Lovlina Borgohain, mixed doubles pair of Rohan Bopanna and Rutuja Bhosale will be in action on September 30 at the Asian Games 2023 in Hangzhou. It won’t be a medal match but an India vs Pakistan contest is always among the big games, the two teams will be…

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Boxing: Nishant Dev, Jaismine Lamboria Sail Into Quarters; Heartbreak For Deepak Bhoria

September 28, 2023 admin

World Championships bronze medallist Deepak Bhoria’s Asian Games campaign ended in heartbreak as he bowed out with a pre-quarterfinal loss even as Nishant Dev and Jaismine Lamboria advanced to the last eight in Hanghzhou on Thursday. Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Jaismine (60kg) packed a powerful punch to notch an RSC (referee stops contest win) win in…

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Deepak Bhoria, Nishant Dev Progress To Pre-Quarters In Asian Games 2023 Boxing

September 25, 2023 admin

Representative image© AFP World championship bronze medallist Deepak Bhoria and Nishant Dev recorded emphatic wins in their respective events of the Asian Games, on Monday. Deepak out-punched Malaysia’s Muhammad Abdul Qaiyum Bin Ariffin 5-0 to advance to round of 16 in the men’s 51kg event. Nishant notched up a win over Nepal’s Dipesh Lama by…

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