Tag: Boxer

Rourkela: Ramuri Singh Gagarei, a national boxing champion whose blows knocked down opponents and inspired many both inside and outside the ring, was rushed to hospital due to some health problems on Thursday. However, living in misery, he has no money even for his treatment. An amount of Rs 25000 he was awarded some time […]

Jakarta: India continued to swell its overall medal tally, with the women’s hockey team taking a silver, while sailors gave a silver and bronze, even as the squash teams had opposite results in the semi-finals and boxer Amit Panghal entered the finals on 13th day of the 18th Asian Games here on Friday. Among others, […]

Guwahati: The International Boxing Federation (AIBA) launched its ‘GlovesUp’ famed legacy programme aiming to produce a new generation of world-class boxers in the years to come on Wednesday. A joint collaboration between the AIBA, the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) and the Government of Assam, GlovesUp India started with a three-day camp at the Sports […]

Istanbul: India’s young women pugilists returned with a rich haul of nine medals, including a gold medal, in the Ahmed Comert International Boxing Championship that ended here on Sunday. Soniya of Bhiwandi emerged the star of the contingent, clinching the gold medal after beating Zhazira Urakabeva from Kazakhstan 4-1 in the 48kg category. The Indian […]

Boxer Sarita Devi, who had refused to accept her Asian Games bronze medal, was on Wednesday banned for one year by the world body AIBA, putting an end to the prolonged suspense over her fate following the controversial protest