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Indian Boxers Strike Gold: Lovlina, Parveen, Ankush Dominate Asian Games
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CNBC TV18•02-10-2026, 15:44
Indian Boxers Strike Gold: Lovlina, Parveen, Ankush Dominate Asian Games
- •Lovlina Borgohain (75kg), Parveen Hooda (65kg), and Ankush Panghal (80kg) secured a hat-trick of gold medals for India at the Asian Games.
- •Lovlina and Parveen joined MC Mary Kom as the only Indian women boxers to win Asian Games titles, ending a 12-year wait.
- •Ankush became the first Indian male boxer since Amit Panghal in 2018 to win an Asian Games gold medal.
- •Lovlina defeated China's Ziyi Bao 5-0 on her 29th birthday, upgrading her previous silver medal.
- •India concluded the boxing campaign with six medals, including three golds, marking its best-ever gold performance at the Asian Games.
Key Questions Answered
Lovlina Borgohain (75kg), Parveen Hooda (65kg), and Ankush Panghal (80kg) won gold medals for India at the Asian Games.
India signed off with a total of six medals, which included three top finishes, marking the country's best-ever gold performance at the Asian Games.
The legendary MC Mary Kom was the last Indian woman to win an Asian Games boxing gold, claiming the flyweight 51kg title at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon.
