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Injury-Free Boxer Nikhat Zareen Aims For Comeback In May

"No one moves on so quickly in life," Nikhat Zareen said, her voice heavy with the weight of her painful Paris Olympics experience. Struggling with a knee injury after Paris and the looming uncertainty surrounding the sport's future in the Olympics, the two-time World Champion found herself grappling with the thought that her dream of standing on the Olympic podium might never be realised. But the recent inclusion of boxing in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics has reignited the spark of hope within her. After being sidelined with injury since the Paris Games, the 28-year-old is now determined to make a comeback and aims to be competition-ready by May.

Algerian boxer Khelif ‘not intimidated’ by Trump as she targets second Olympic gold in LA

LONDON: Algerian Olympic boxing champion Imane Khelif, at the center of a gender row at the Paris Games, is targeting a second gold in Los Angeles and says she will not be intimidated by Donald Trump. The US president last month signed an executive order barring transgender women from competing in the female categories of sports. Trump had previously said the 25-year-old fighter had transitioned from being a man, even though that is not the case. “I will give you a straightforward answer — the US president issued a decision related to transgender policies in America,” she told Britain’s ITV News. “I am not transgender. This does not concern me, and it does not intimidate me.

Paris Games gender row was product of Russian fake news campaign-IOC's Bach

PYLOS, Greece : A gender row involving two female boxers at the Paris 2024 Olympics was the result of a Russian fake news campaign and had little to do with reality, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach said on Saturday.

Trailblazing Olympic refugee boxer Cindy Ngamba set for pro debut on all-female fight card in London

Something stood out to Cindy Ngamba as she glanced around when Friday's all-female boxing event was first announced.

Vijender Singh Calls For Greater Foreign Exposure To Boost India's Boxing Hopes In Los Angeles 28

Olympic medallist Vijender Singh has called for greater international exposure for Indian boxers to boost their 2028 Los Angles Games medal hopes while also urging fresh and fair elections in the BFI to strengthen its governance. Indian boxers have been absent from international competitions since the Paris Olympics, and the women's national championships have faced multiple postponements. Meanwhile, the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) elections have also been delayed.

IOC grants provisional recognition to global body World Boxing

BERLIN : The International Olympic Committee on Wednesday granted provisional recognition to World Boxing in a major step towards the sport's inclusion in the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics.

Vijender Singh Calls For Greater Foreign Exposure To Boost India's Boxing Hopes In Los Angeles 28

Olympic medallist Vijender Singh has called for greater international exposure for Indian boxers to boost their 2028 Los Angles Games medal hopes while also urging fresh and fair elections in the BFI to strengthen its governance. Indian boxers have been absent from international competitions since the Paris Olympics, and the women's national championships have faced multiple postponements. Meanwhile, the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) elections have also been delayed.

"Can Be Anyone's Coach But...": Olympian Manu Bhaker On Jaspal Rana

Eyeing glory in next World Championship, double Olympic medallist shooter Manu Bhaker said Jaspal Rana will continue to be her "coach" despite the Dronacharya awardee being roped in as the High Performance trainer for pistol discipline by the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI). Rana, a four-time Asian Games gold medallist, had a very bitter and public fallout with Manu before the Tokyo Olympics but they reconciled before last year's Paris Games, where the latter made history by bagging two bronze medals.

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Injury-Free Boxer Nikhat Zareen Aims For Comeback In May

Algerian boxer Khelif ‘not intimidated’ by Trump as she targets second Olympic gold in LA

Paris Games gender row was product of Russian fake news campaign-IOC's Bach

Trailblazing Olympic refugee boxer Cindy Ngamba set for pro debut on all-female fight card in London

Vijender Singh Calls For Greater Foreign Exposure To Boost India's Boxing Hopes In Los Angeles 28

IOC grants provisional recognition to global body World Boxing

Vijender Singh Calls For Greater Foreign Exposure To Boost India's Boxing Hopes In Los Angeles 28

"Can Be Anyone's Coach But...": Olympian Manu Bhaker On Jaspal Rana