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Led by the likes of Olympic medallist Lovlina Borgohain and World Champion Nikhat Zareen, twenty Indian boxers will go head-to-head against some of the globe’s top pugilists in as many categories at the inaugural World Boxing Championships 2025 scheduled to take place from September 4 to 14 in Liverpool. The biennial Championships will bring together…
Lovlina Borgohain had considered retiring from boxing to focus on her academy, but she set aside such thoughts after missing out on a medal at Paris Games. The Assam boxer, instead, has now trained her sights on a second Olympic podium as she gears up for her international comeback at the upcoming World Championships. CHECK…
File photo of boxer Lovlina Borgohain. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Lovlina Borgohain had considered retiring from boxing to focus on her academy, but she set aside such thoughts after missing out on a medal at Paris Games. The Assam boxer, instead, has now trained her sights on a second Olympic podium as she gears…
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…
Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain may shift to the 70kg category after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) removed her current 75kg division from the 2028 Los Angeles Games. What Changed? The IOC announced new Olympic boxing weight classes on Wednesday. 75kg (Middleweight) is gone, forcing Lovlina to choose between: 70kg (Light Middleweight) – cutting…
With several of the big names missing and others getting a direct entry into the knockout rounds, action on the opening day of the 8th Elite Women’s National Boxing Championships was more outside the ring than inside of it. Ajay Singh, the president of Boxing Federation of India, was flanked by current and former champions…
World champions Nikhat Zareen and Lovlina Borgohain will skip the Women’s National Championships while Commonwealth Game medallists Nitu Ghanghas and Jaismine will headline the tournament starting on Friday. A total of 188 boxers from 24 state federations have registered across 10 weight categories. However, actual participation remains uncertain, as ongoing disputes within the Boxing Federation…
Key takeaways BFI chief Ajay Singh alleges Lovlina Borgohain was asked to withdraw from Nationals Suspended official Hemanta Kalita accused of interference Lovlina reconsidering her participation Kalita yet to respond to the allegations What happened? BFI president Ajay Singh claims that Olympic bronze medallist Lovlina is being pressured to skip the National Championships by suspended…
As she prepares for her return to active competition at the National Games in Uttarakhand in a couple of weeks, Lovlina Borgohain feels she has made the most of her time away from the ring. Having last competed at the Paris Olympics nearly six months ago, she has spent the past month training in Guwahati,…
