Boxing: How Simranjeet Kaur dropped a weight category and punched her way to the Olympics

Kaur became the first woman boxer from Punjab to qualify for the Olympics at the Asian Qualifying Event in Amman, Jordan, last month.

Abhijeet Kulkarni

· Apr 03, 2020 · 09:47 am

Don’t be selfish, care about others: Mary Kom urges everyone to stay home amid Covid-19 outbreak

The six-time world champion is looking forward to the crisis to be over so that she can resume normal training.

Press Trust of India

· Apr 01, 2020 · 02:17 pm

Boxing Federation of India starts online coaching classes for Olympic-bound players amid lockdown

In a conference call with these boxers on Sunday, BFI President Ajay Singh took stock of their preparation.

Scroll Staff

· Mar 29, 2020 · 08:52 pm

Boxing: Pooja Rani’s journey from battling opposition at home to qualifying for Olympics

With Pooja hitting her peak, it won’t be a stretch to say that she has a very good chance of making her way to the podium when the Olympics are eventually held.

R Vishal

· Mar 27, 2020 · 10:09 am

Boxing: After qualifying for the Olympics in thrilling fashion, Manish Kaushik eyes further glory

The 24-year-old beat Australia’s Harrison Garside in a box-off despite nursing an injured hand.

R Vishal

· Mar 24, 2020 · 01:00 pm

Where’s your patriotism now? Twitter slams Mary Kom for breaking quarantine to attend President meet

The boxer was to be home-quarantined after participating in the Asian Olympic qualifiers in Jordan.

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· Mar 21, 2020 · 05:01 pm

Coronavirus: Mary Kom broke quarantine to attend President’s meeting at Rashtrapati Bhavan

The Boxing Federation of India had said that the Indian team returning from the Asian Olympic Qualifiers in Jordan were to be ‘home-quarantined.

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· Mar 21, 2020 · 03:09 pm

Change of guard, grit and battling coronavirus fears: Behind Indian boxers’ Olympic quota spree

The Indian boxers bagged as many as nine places for Tokyo, and will be sending their largest contingent at the quadrennial event.

R Vishal

· Mar 18, 2020 · 12:30 pm

Punjab announces Rs 5 lakhs cash award for boxer Simranjit Kaur, who qualified for Tokyo Olympics

The 24-year-old Simranjit had secured her Olympic quota after advancing to the semi-final of Asian/Oceania Olympic Qualifiers.

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· Mar 17, 2020 · 09:33 am

Boxing: Vikas Krishan enters quarter-finals as India remain unbeaten in Olympic qualifiers

The former Asian Games champion put up a dominating performance to begin his campaign with a 5-0 victory against Kyrgyzstan’s Nursultan Mamataly.

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· Mar 06, 2020 · 10:34 pm

Indian boxers will continue to train in Italy’s Assisi despite coronavirus fears, says coach Nieva

The Indian team is in the central Italian region, training for the Olympic qualifiers.

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· Feb 25, 2020 · 09:04 pm

India’s Amit Panghal ranked No 1 by IOC Boxing Task Force ahead of Olympic Qualifiers

In the women’s rankings, the best-placed Indian among women boxers is Lovlina Borgohain, who holds the third position in the 69kg division.

Press Trust of India

· Feb 13, 2020 · 12:00 pm