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Newly-appointed Indian women’s boxing head coach Santiago Nieva believes the current squad is brimming with potential, as he sets sights on creating history by going “beyond a bronze medal” at the Los Angles Olympics 2028. Nieva, who earlier served as India’s high-performance director (HPD) from 2017 to 2022 and worked predominantly with the men’s team,…
Olympic medallist Lovlina Borgohain expressed frustration over inadequate training opportunities after crashing out in the first round of the World Boxing Championships, saying that she always doesn’t get the training she “truly needs”. Returning to international competition after more than a year, the Tokyo Olympic bronze medallist looked out of rhythm in a 0-5 loss…
TENNIS Hitesh Chauhan through to second round of Junior French Open India’s Hitesh Chauhan defeats Sweden’s Ludvig Fredrik Hede 6-4, 6-3 in the first round of the Junior French Open 2025. The 17-year-old is now through to the second round of the tournament in Paris. – Team Sportstar SQUASH British Open 2025: Anahat loses in…
BOXING Olympic medallist Lovlina Borgohain set to launch her boxing academy in Guwahati Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist boxer Lovlina Borgohain is set to launch her own academy, which will be inaugurated by Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma in Guwahati on Tuesday. “This academy is more than just a training facility. It’s a dream realised…
BOXING India clinches 15 gold medals at Asian U-15 & U-17 Boxing Championships, finishes third India concluded its campaign at the inaugural Asian U-15 & U-17 Boxing Championships under the newly formed Asian Boxing body with a total of 15 gold, 6 silver, and 22 bronze medals, finishing third in the overall medal standings in…
BOXING India tops Asian U-15 Boxing Championships Putting up a dominant show, India topped the U-15 category by claiming a rich haul of 25 medals, including 10 gold, by women pugilists at the U-15 and U-17 Asian Boxing Championships in Amman, Jordan. The women boxers secured 10 golds and four bronze medals across the 15…
The Boxing Federation of India (BFI) is conducting the men’s national championships here in 10 weight categories, in line with the classification introduced by the breakaway World Boxing. The ongoing event is being held under World Boxing’s Technical and Competition Rules, which has 10 instead of the 13 weight categories that feature in the suspended…
Young Indian boxer Krisha Verma won the gold in the women’s 75kg category while five others signed off with silver medals at the inaugural U-19 World Championships, organised by World Boxing in Colorado, USA. While Krisha notched up a unanimous 5-0 decision over Germany’s Simon Lerika in the 75kg summit clash, Chanchal Chaudhary (women’s 48kg),…
