New Delhi: Indian women boxers were off to an impressive start at the World Championships-cum-Olympic Qualifiers in Qinhuangdao, China with Mandakini Chanu (57kg) and Neetu Chahal (69kg) advancing to the second round with easy wins. Mandakini and Neetu are competing in the non-Olympic categories as only 51kg, 60kg and 75kg divisions have been picked for the London Games where women's boxing will make its debut in the quadrennial extravaganza. Mandakini...
01:31 PM, May 12, 2012
New Delhi: Olympic-bound Indian boxers Shiva Thapa and Vikas Krishan started their build-up for the mega-event on a winning note by entering the second round of the third International Republic of Kazakhstan President's Cup in Almaty. After a scintillating performance at the AIBA Asian Olympic Qualifying event, Youth Olympic silver medalist Shiva (56kg) and World Championship bronze medalist Vikas (69kg) registered contrasting wins on the opening day of the event....
12:05 AM, May 03, 2012
The billiards champion said that India would draw heavily from shooting and boxing. ...
11:11 PM, Apr 18, 2012
There are only hundred more days to go for the 2012 London Olympics and the Indian boxing contingent is upbeat about their chances of winning medals for the country. ...
10:40 PM, Apr 18, 2012
New Delhi: The Olympic-bound trio of young Indian boxers spent their formative years under his guidance, but national youth coach G Manoharan remains an unsung hero and has been consistently ignored for the Dronacharya award despite being recommended five times by the boxing federation. Olympic-bound L Devendro Singh (49kg), Shiva Thapa (56kg), Sumit Sangwan (81kg) and even the 20-year-old Vikas Krishan (69kg) honed their skills at the youth level with...
07:24 PM, Apr 16, 2012
New Delhi: The "burden" of qualification off his back, star Indian boxer Vijender Singh is now gearing up to shoulder a fresh burden - the one of heightened expectations - when he appears in his third successive Olympic Games come July. The 26-year-old Olympic and World Championship bronze-medalist, who returned to the country on Saturday after bagging a London berth during the recently-concluded Asian Qualifiers in Kazakhstan, said he is...
05:50 PM, Apr 14, 2012
New Delhi: Just being in the final was enough to fetch him an Olympic berth at the Asian Qualifiers but teen Indian boxer Shiva Thapa (56kg) Saturday said his target was never just the London ticket as he was eager to hear the national anthem during the medal ceremony - played only for the gold-medallists. The 18-year-old from Assam became the youngest Indian boxer to book a berth for the...
05:43 PM, Apr 14, 2012
New Delhi: Shiva Thapa and Sumit Sangwan struck gold on Thursday to round off a brilliant performance by India in the Asian Olympic qualifiers in Astana, Kazakhstan where the country bagged three London tickets to make it an unprecedented seven-strong contingent for the quadrennial extravaganza. The 18-year-old Shiva (56kg), who is the youngest Indian boxer to qualify for the Olympics, defeated Syria's Wessam Salamana 18-11 to clinch his second successive...
05:01 PM, Apr 12, 2012
New Delhi: Sumit Sangwan became the seventh Indian boxer to qualify for the London Olympics when he beat the 2009 Asian Championship bronze medallist Ihab Almatdault from Jordan 24-12 in the last-four stage of the Asian Qualifiers in Astana, Kazakhstan. Earlier in the day, Shiva Thapa (56kg) had become the youngest Indian boxer to make the cut for London 2012 when he reached the final by beating Japan's Satoshi Simizu...
04:20 PM, Apr 11, 2012
New Delhi: A pat on the back by none other than International Boxing Association president Ching Kuo Wu came as a shot in the arm as five Indian boxers geared up for the Asian Olympic Qualifiers semi-finals in Astana, Kazakhstan on Wednesday. Of the five in fray, only Vijender Singh (75kg) is assured of a London berth so far as his category has four slots on offer. The 26-year-old Olympic...
03:14 PM, Apr 10, 2012
New Delhi: Teen Indian boxer Shiva Thapa Monday stunned former Olympic silver-medallist Worapoj Petchkoom 16-10 to enter the semi-finals of the Asian Olympic Qualifiers in Astana (Kazakhstan) and is now just one win away from booking a berth for the London Games. The 18-year-old Youth Olympics silver-medallist notched up a comprehensive triumph over his 30-year-old Thai rival, who also happens to be an Asian bronze-medallist from the 2006 edition. "In...
04:58 PM, Apr 09, 2012
New Delhi: Vijender Singh (75kg) became the first Indian boxer to qualify for the Olympic Games for a third successive time after reaching the semi-finals of the Asian Olympic Qualifiers in Astana, Kazakhstan on Sunday. The first Indian to win an Olympic and World Championships medal - bronze in both events - Vijender outpunched Chuluuntumur Tumurkhuyag of Mongolia 27-17 to not just assure himself of an Olympic berth but also...
04:18 PM, Apr 08, 2012
New Delhi: Teen sensation Shiva Thapa (56kg) inched closer to Olympic qualification but the London dream ended for Commonwealth Games gold-medallist Suranjoy Singh (52kg) who lost in the second round of the Asian Olympic Boxing Qualifiers in Astana, Kazakhstan on Saturday. Suranjoy was out-punched 10-30 by Mongolia's Tugstsogt Nyambayar, who was his nemesis in both the 2009 and 2011 World Championships as well. The 25-year-old Manipuri thus became the first...
12:04 AM, Apr 08, 2012
New Delhi: Olympic bronze-medallist Vijender Singh stood just one win away from securing a berth in the London Games after clinching his pre-quarterfinal bout, along with Manpreet Singh, on a second successive triumphant day for India at the Asian Boxing qualifiers in Astana, Kazakhstan on Friday. Vijender (75kg), a former World Championships bronze-medallist, defeated Syria's Ishak Waez 11-5 to set up a clash with Mongolia's Chuluuntumur Tumurkhuyag in the quarter-finals....
05:14 PM, Apr 06, 2012
Astana, Kazakhstan: Commonwealth Games gold medalist Suranjoy Singh (52 kg) and promising teenager Sumit Sangwan (81 kg) won their opening-round bouts in the Asian Olympic Qualifying boxing event on Thursday. Both the Indian boxers registered contrasting victories over their opponents to advance to the next stage of the second Olympic qualifying tournament. While Suranjoy doused Dong-Myung Shin of South Korea in a hard-fought contest, Sumit pulverised Van Toan Luong of...
12:30 PM, Apr 06, 2012
New Delhi: The Asian Olympic Qualifiers are his last chance to book a ticket to the London Games, but star Indian boxer Vijender Singh claims he is not the least bit intimidated by the challenge at hand as the situation is all too familiar. "I have always been under pressure ever since I won the bronze medal in the Beijing Olympics. It is nothing new for me. It's there before...
12:41 PM, Apr 02, 2012
New Delhi: Away from the limelight that cricketers receive and the hullaballoo over Sachin Tendulkars press conference in Mumbai on Sunday, a contingent of Indian athletes over the weekend did the country proud. In far off Ulaanbaatar in Mongolia, MC Mary Kom and Sarita Devi punched their way to gold medals in the Asian Womens Boxing Championship, giving Indian womens boxing another shot in the arm. Overall, the Indian team...
02:55 PM, Mar 26, 2012
New Delhi: Five-time world champion MC Mary Kom and L Sarita Devi on Sunday clinched gold medals in the 6th Asian Boxing Championships in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, helping India finish a creditable second in the overall standings. While Mary Kom defeated current world champion and Asian Games gold medallist Ren Cancan of China 14/8 in the (51kg category), Sarita Devi (60kg) defeated Chorieva Mavzuna of Tajkistan 16-9. With two gold medals,...
04:52 PM, Mar 25, 2012
New Delhi: A warning in the closing few seconds cost Shiva Thapa (56kg) dearly as the Indian boxer settled for a silver medal after going down narrowly in the final of the 43rd men's and women's Grand Prix in Usti nad Labem, Czech Republic. Shiva, who has been picked in the Indian team for next month's Asian Olympic Qualifiers in Kazakhstan, lost 7-10 to Vittorio Jahyn Parrinnelo of Italy after...
01:16 PM, Mar 25, 2012
New Delhi: India's women pugilists created history with as many as six of them making it to the title round in various categories, at the 6th Asian Women Boxing Championship at Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Led by Olympic medal contender MC Mary Kom (51 kgs), the others who made it were Pinky Jangra (48 kgs), Sonia Lather (54 kgs), Sarita Devi (60 kgs), Monica Saun (64 kgs) and Pooja Rani (75 Kgs)....
10:22 PM, Mar 24, 2012
