NEW DELHI: In Nikhat Zareena brand new famous person emerged at the horizon whilst veteran MC Mary Komstatus within the twilight of her occupation, used to be left heartbroken in what used to be an eventful yr for indian boxing,
As India loved excellent ends up in the hoop, they have been additionally awarded the website hosting rights of subsequent yr’s ladies’s World Championships however at the international entrance, the game’s Olympic long term endured to stay underneath scrutiny.
NIKHAT’S GOLDEN RUN
After spending her adolescence within the shadows of the mythical Mary KomNikhat grabbed the chance with each fingers when the time got here to make the flyweight department, which used to be ruled by means of the six-time champion, her personal.
Nikhat claimed a hat-trick of gold medals in 2022. She began the yr by means of etching her title within the historical past books as she become the 1st Indian boxer to win a 2nd gold medal on the prestigious Strandja Memorial event.
Once soliciting for a “fair trial” for a shot on the Olympics, the Telangana boxer replicated her idol Mary Kom’s global championship-winning feat. It used to be India’s first World’s name in 4 years and simplest the second one (after Mary) outdoor the rustic.
Her slew of wins as a young person had led folks to hail her as a imaginable inheritor to Mary Kom’s throne and her gold-winning triumph, India’s first yellow steel in 4 years on the World Championship, consolidated the view.
The 26-year-old boxer then entered the Commonwealth Games as a robust medal contender and she or he did not disappoint, clinching the 50kg name.
Each bout used to be a testomony to her evolution as a boxer, who’s technically sound and is aware of when to make use of her energy.
MARY’S HEARTBREAK
As Nikhat rose from the ranks, the defining power in Indian boxing for neatly over a decade, the undying Mary Kom made up our minds it used to be time for the following era to make its mark.
The London Olympic bronze medalist opted to skip the World Championships and the now-postponed Asian Games to pay attention to the Birmingham CWG.
But destiny had different plans — merciless ones. The six-time global champion neglected out at the alternative to protect her CWG name after struggling a knee damage in the midst of her bout in opposition to eventual gold medalist Nitu Ghanghas all over the pains.
At 40, time isn’t on her aspect as in step with IBA regulations pugilists between the ages of nineteen to 40 are classified as Elite Boxers.
The Asian Games, now driven to September subsequent yr, may well be her swansong must she get have compatibility and come to a decision to take part.
She has at all times maintained “I can play till 40.”
But if her frame does not allow it, the Manipuri has not anything left to turn out, for she has impressed innumerable kids to absorb the game. And the brand new crop of boxers comprising the likes of Nikhat, Nitu, global championship bronze medal-winning duo of Parveen Hooda and Manisha Moun and Jasmine Lamboria are seeking to practice her lead.
AMIT’S REDEMPTION AND SHIVA’S TRYST WITH HISTORY
Unlike Mary Kom, Amit Panghal had so much at the line this yr. He have been a robust medal contender on the Tokyo Olympics, having gained an unheard of global championship silver and emerging to the #1 rank.
But the Games proved to be a crisis as he crashed out within the first spherical.
However, the Rohtak boxer redeemed his hard earned recognition by means of improving the colour of his 2018 CWG Gold Coast silver. The signature salute and his little smile after profitable the name on the Birmingham Games confirmed the pride he felt.
Veteran Shiva Thapa additionally sparkled within the males’s circuit. While he made a quiet go out on the CWG, the 29-year-old become the first-ever male boxer within the historical past of the Asian Championships to win six medals.
The climax used to be bittersweet regardless that as he used to be compelled to withdraw halfway thru his ultimate bout because of an damage, settling for a silver.
LOVLINA’S ROLLERCOASTER
Lovlina Borgohain had stored the boxing contingent the blushes in Tokyo, profitable the only real medal. But shoved into the limelight and careworn with never-ending felicitation purposes and different commitments after her bronze medal in Tokyo, the Assam boxer misplaced her center of attention, leading to an underwhelming display on the World Championships this yr.
At the CWG she used to be the protagonist of the Indian contingent’s largest and simplest controversy on the Games as she raised a hue and cry over her private trainer Sandhya Gurung’s accreditation.
In a Twitter put up, Lovlina alleged that her preparation used to be getting affected because of the “continuous harassment” of her coaches.
After the whole thing used to be looked after, Lovlina ended up creating a surprise quarterfinal go out. However, the 25-year-old used to be ready to place in the back of the underwhelming yr with a gold in her maiden look within the middle-weight class (75kg) on the Asian Championships. Her earlier 69kg weight elegance used to be scrapped from the Paris Olympics.
OLYMPICS FUTURE
In an enormous blow to the game, boxing has been ignored of the preliminary roster record for the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles, a choice made because of a lot of governance problems.
While the International Boxing Association (IBA) claims to be doing the whole thing to get the game again, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) continues to precise issues with the arena frame’s present management underneath Umar Kremlev, the President from Russia.
As India loved excellent ends up in the hoop, they have been additionally awarded the website hosting rights of subsequent yr’s ladies’s World Championships however at the international entrance, the game’s Olympic long term endured to stay underneath scrutiny.
NIKHAT’S GOLDEN RUN
After spending her adolescence within the shadows of the mythical Mary KomNikhat grabbed the chance with each fingers when the time got here to make the flyweight department, which used to be ruled by means of the six-time champion, her personal.
Nikhat claimed a hat-trick of gold medals in 2022. She began the yr by means of etching her title within the historical past books as she become the 1st Indian boxer to win a 2nd gold medal on the prestigious Strandja Memorial event.
Once soliciting for a “fair trial” for a shot on the Olympics, the Telangana boxer replicated her idol Mary Kom’s global championship-winning feat. It used to be India’s first World’s name in 4 years and simplest the second one (after Mary) outdoor the rustic.
Her slew of wins as a young person had led folks to hail her as a imaginable inheritor to Mary Kom’s throne and her gold-winning triumph, India’s first yellow steel in 4 years on the World Championship, consolidated the view.
The 26-year-old boxer then entered the Commonwealth Games as a robust medal contender and she or he did not disappoint, clinching the 50kg name.
Each bout used to be a testomony to her evolution as a boxer, who’s technically sound and is aware of when to make use of her energy.
MARY’S HEARTBREAK
As Nikhat rose from the ranks, the defining power in Indian boxing for neatly over a decade, the undying Mary Kom made up our minds it used to be time for the following era to make its mark.
The London Olympic bronze medalist opted to skip the World Championships and the now-postponed Asian Games to pay attention to the Birmingham CWG.
But destiny had different plans — merciless ones. The six-time global champion neglected out at the alternative to protect her CWG name after struggling a knee damage in the midst of her bout in opposition to eventual gold medalist Nitu Ghanghas all over the pains.
At 40, time isn’t on her aspect as in step with IBA regulations pugilists between the ages of nineteen to 40 are classified as Elite Boxers.
The Asian Games, now driven to September subsequent yr, may well be her swansong must she get have compatibility and come to a decision to take part.
She has at all times maintained “I can play till 40.”
But if her frame does not allow it, the Manipuri has not anything left to turn out, for she has impressed innumerable kids to absorb the game. And the brand new crop of boxers comprising the likes of Nikhat, Nitu, global championship bronze medal-winning duo of Parveen Hooda and Manisha Moun and Jasmine Lamboria are seeking to practice her lead.
AMIT’S REDEMPTION AND SHIVA’S TRYST WITH HISTORY
Unlike Mary Kom, Amit Panghal had so much at the line this yr. He have been a robust medal contender on the Tokyo Olympics, having gained an unheard of global championship silver and emerging to the #1 rank.
But the Games proved to be a crisis as he crashed out within the first spherical.
However, the Rohtak boxer redeemed his hard earned recognition by means of improving the colour of his 2018 CWG Gold Coast silver. The signature salute and his little smile after profitable the name on the Birmingham Games confirmed the pride he felt.
Veteran Shiva Thapa additionally sparkled within the males’s circuit. While he made a quiet go out on the CWG, the 29-year-old become the first-ever male boxer within the historical past of the Asian Championships to win six medals.
The climax used to be bittersweet regardless that as he used to be compelled to withdraw halfway thru his ultimate bout because of an damage, settling for a silver.
LOVLINA’S ROLLERCOASTER
Lovlina Borgohain had stored the boxing contingent the blushes in Tokyo, profitable the only real medal. But shoved into the limelight and careworn with never-ending felicitation purposes and different commitments after her bronze medal in Tokyo, the Assam boxer misplaced her center of attention, leading to an underwhelming display on the World Championships this yr.
At the CWG she used to be the protagonist of the Indian contingent’s largest and simplest controversy on the Games as she raised a hue and cry over her private trainer Sandhya Gurung’s accreditation.
In a Twitter put up, Lovlina alleged that her preparation used to be getting affected because of the “continuous harassment” of her coaches.
After the whole thing used to be looked after, Lovlina ended up creating a surprise quarterfinal go out. However, the 25-year-old used to be ready to place in the back of the underwhelming yr with a gold in her maiden look within the middle-weight class (75kg) on the Asian Championships. Her earlier 69kg weight elegance used to be scrapped from the Paris Olympics.
OLYMPICS FUTURE
In an enormous blow to the game, boxing has been ignored of the preliminary roster record for the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles, a choice made because of a lot of governance problems.
While the International Boxing Association (IBA) claims to be doing the whole thing to get the game again, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) continues to precise issues with the arena frame’s present management underneath Umar Kremlev, the President from Russia.