Nikhat Zareen described her pre-quarterfinal defeat at the Paris Games as the most excruciating loss of her career and the Indian boxing star vowed to return with renewed passion to achieve her dream of winning an Olympic medal
Following is India's schedule on Day 7 of the Paris Olympics on Friday: (All timings in IST)
The reigning world champion had won her Tokyo bronze in the 69kg category.
With the qualifying tournament offering four quota places in the men's 71kg weight class, Dev needs to win his quarter-final on Monday to seal his passage for Paris Games and earn the fifth 2024 Olympic quota for India and the first in the men's category in boxing.
Nikhat Zareen and Lovlina Borgohain lived up to expectations as they secured medals for India with quarter-final wins, alongside two other home boxers at the Women's Boxing World Championships.
Back in 2008, Vijender became the first Indian boxer to win an Olympic medal.
Nikhat's form augurs well for India with the Olympics coming up next year.
Nikhat was at her aggressive best as she landed a flurry of combination punches on her opponent.
Nikhat emerges as India's biggest star in a year filled with historic performances
In the lightweight (57-60kg) division, Jasmine will feature straight in the quarter-finals after getting a first round bye.
Ace Indian boxer Shiva Thapa began his Commonwealth Games campaign on a rousing note by defeating Pakistan's Suleman Baloch in the first round of the 63.5kg category, in Birmingham, on Friday.
World championship trials would be held from March 7 to 9, followed by the Asiad trials from March 10 to 13.
Narender started his campaign by defeating Muhammad Abroridinov of Tajikistan in a closely contested bout
A look at how India's athletes fared on Day 2, on Sunday, July 28, 2024:
Nikhat notched up an easy 5-0 win over South Korea's Chorong Bak in the second round of the women's event.
Indian boxers will get a final chance to book their ticket to Paris during the second World Olympic Boxing Qualifier, scheduled to be held in Bangkok from May 23 to June 3. Between 45 and 51 boxers will qualify from the Bangkok meet.
Boxer Amit Panghal was tested but advanced to the quarterfinals of Asian Olympic qualifiers while the second-seeded Mary Kom produced a typically clinical performance to dismantle New Zealand's Commonwealth Games bronze-winner Tasmyn Benny for a 5-0 triumph.
NorthEast United FC advanced to the quarterfinals of the Durand Cup football tournament after a convincing 3-1 victory over Downtown Heroes in Guwahati on Sunday.
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Zareen was no match for her young opponent as she dominated the bout from start to finish
Nikhat Zareen, Lovlina Borgohain, Nitu Ghanghas and Saweety Boora will look to bag gold at the Women's World Boxing Championship.
Nikhat beat the reigning African champion by a 5-0 unanimous verdict to notch her second win in the tournament.
India's Sachin Siwach (57kg), Sanjeet Kumar (92kg), Amit Panghal (51kg) and Jaismine (women's 57kg) took another step towards Paris Olympic qualification as they registered convincing victories over their respective opponents to advance in the Boxing World Qualifiers in Bangkok on Thursday.
The 36-year-old Manipuri has been an ambassador of the sport not just in India but also the world over
A judging controversy couldn't stop the Indian juggernaut from rolling with as many as eight pugilists reaching the quarterfinals in the ongoing AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships on Monday.
Mary Kom (51kg) will open her campaign against Dominica's Miguelina Hernandez on July 25; Panghal gets bye into pre-quarters.
Bhagwan has been on unpaid leave for the last three years to train Nitu, a two-time World Youth champion.
Boro was slow off the blocks but became the dominating aggressor as the bout progressed.
Reigning Youth World and National champion Sarjubala Devi and Asian Championship bronze medallist Pinki Jangra sailed into the quarterfinals of the 13th Senior Women's National Boxing Championship in their respective weight categories in Guwahati on Monday.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday
World Championships silver medallist Amit Panghal qualified for the Paris Olympic after defeating China's Chuang Liu in the 51kg quarter-finals of the second World Qualification Tournament in Bangkok on Sunday.
Asian silver medallist Kavinder Singh Bisht (57kg) and Sanjeet (91kg) advanced to the pre-quarter-finals with hard-fought wins in the World men's Boxing Championships.
With Simranjit (60kg), Sakshi (54kg), and Jaismine (57kg) progressing into the last-4 stage, the women's team has confirmed India a medal in each weight category.
Two-time world champion Zareen defeated the two-time Asian Champion Nguyen by unanimous decision.
Indian pugilists will be determined to overcome the recent setbacks both inside and outside the boxing ring when they aim for the last available tickets to the Olympic Games at the second World Qualification Tournament, starting in Bangkok on Friday.
Following is India's schedule at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Wednesday, October 4.
The International Boxing Association (AIBA) said it will review the incident.
Following is the schedule of Indian contingent on Day 7 of the Asian Games:
The 36-year-old Mary Kom triumphed 5-0 against Thailand's Jutamas Jitpong, a spunky boxer who kept the veteran on her toes with an aggressive approach but just didn't connect enough.
