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Parveen Hooda Clinches Gold in Women's 65kg Boxing at Asian Games 2026!
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News18•02-10-2026, 14:38
Parveen Hooda Clinches Gold in Women's 65kg Boxing at Asian Games 2026!
- •Parveen Hooda secured India's second gold medal in women's boxing at the Asian Games 2026, defeating Nien-chin Che of Chinese Taipei in the 65kg category.
- •This marks Hooda's maiden Asian Games medal, adding to her previous achievements including a World Cup gold in 2025 and an Asian Championships gold in 2022.
- •Earlier on the same day, Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain also won a gold medal for India in the women's 75kg category.
- •Lovlina Borgohain's victory ended India's 12-year wait for an Asian Games women's boxing gold, making her the second Indian woman after MC Mary Kom to achieve this feat and an Olympic medal.
- •Parveen Hooda is the third Indian woman to win a gold medal in boxing at the Asian Games, following MC Mary Kom in 2014 and Lovlina Borgohain in 2026.
Key Questions Answered
In the gold medal match of the women’s 65kg boxing category at the Asian Games 2026, Parveen Hooda defeated Nien-chin Che of Chinese Taipei in a hard-fought contest.
MC Mary Kom won the gold medal at the 2014 Asian Games, followed by Lovlina Borgohain and Parveen Hooda, who both secured gold medals at the 2026 Asian Games.
On her 29th birthday, Olympic bronze-medallist Lovlina Borgohain defeated China's Ziyi Bao by a 5-0 unanimous decision in the women’s 75kg final to win the gold medal.
