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The 2026 Commonwealth Games opened in Glasgow with a vibrant ceremony celebrating Scottish culture. Mirabai Chanu and Lovlina Borgohain led India's contingent as flag-bearers, while King Charles III declared the Games open ahead of 11 days of competition featuring athletes from 74 nations.
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Lovlina Borgohain secured India's first medal at the 2026 Commonwealth Games after receiving a bye into the women's 75kg semifinals. The Tokyo Olympic bronze medallist is now guaranteed at least a bronze, completing her medal set across all major multi-sport events
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India has finalised a 20-member squad for the Asian Boxing Championships 2026 in Mongolia, led by Olympic medallist Lovlina Borgohain and two-time world champion Nikhat Zareen.
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India concluded a dominant BOXAM Elite International 2026 campaign with nine gold medals, as Olympic medallist Lovlina Borgohain and Arundhati Choudhary led a clean sweep of seven women’s finals in La Nucia, Spain.
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Jadumani Singh clinched his first senior national crown in the men’s 50-55kg category as SSCB topped the Elite Men and Women National Boxing Championships with 12 gold medals. Lovlina Borgohain, Nikhat Zareen and Minakshi also bagged titles in Greater Noida
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Jadumani Singh defeated Amit Panghal to set up a final clash with Pawan Bartwal at the Elite National Boxing Championships in Greater Noida. Lovlina Borgohain, Nikhat and Minakshi also advanced to the finals, highlighting India’s strong presence across categories
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World champion Minakshi, two-time world champion Nikhat Zareen and Olympic medallist Lovlina Borgohain began their campaigns with easy wins at the Elite Men and Women National Boxing Championships in Greater Noida. Several male boxers also registered dominant victories in their categories
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Men's hockey team in quest for a spot in semifinals, to take on Great Britain in the quarterfinals
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Borgohain prevailed 5-0 in the contest and she is now just one win away from adding to her Tokyo bronze, which was claimed in the 69kg category, and achieve a feat that is unprecedented in Indian boxing.
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She clinched the first bout 3-2 against England's Chantal Reid but suffered a 0-5 defeat in the second against Cindy Ngamba of the Olympic Refugee team.
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Indian Olympic medalist boxer Lovlina Borgohain advanced to the semifinals of the women's 75 kg boxing competition
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India have fielded a strong contingent led by two-time world champion Nikhat Zareen and Olympic bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain
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A total of 655 Indian athletes are competing in the Asian Games this time, which is the largest contingent ever
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Boxers will be looking to give their best as the competition will serve as the qualifier for the 2024 Paris Olympics.
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Olympic bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain added the fourth gold medal to India's tally at the IBA Women's World Boxing Championship
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Birmingham: The 22nd Commonwealth Games kicked off in spectacular fashion with a stunning opening ceremony at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham on Thursday. Despite the challenges posed by COVID-19, the Queen’s baton did not miss a single day or territory during its journey to Birmingham. Taking five months to build and standing 10m high, the […]
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Birmingham: World champion Nikhat Zareen and reigning Olympic bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain have been handed a relatively easy opening round draws in the women’s boxing competition of the Commonwealth Games which begins here with the opening ceremony on Thursday. Nikhat will open her campaign in the women’s 48-50kg light flyweight category against Helena Ismael Bagao […]
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Birmingham: Olympic bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain on Monday alleged that her preparations for the Commonwealth Games are being hampered because of the “continuous harassment” her coaches are facing from the authorities. The Indian boxing squad reached the Games Village here on Sunday night after a training stint in Ireland but Lovlina’s personal coach Sandhya Gurung […]
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Hyderabad: Recently-crowned world boxing champion Nikhat Zareen on Saturday sealed a place in the Indian team for the upcoming Commonwealth Games with thumping victory at the selection trials in New Delhi. The two-time Strandja Memorial gold medal winner Nikhat, competing in the 50kg category, crushed Haryana’s Minakshi 7-0 in an unanimous decision in the final. […]
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New Delhi: Indian women boxers were on Sunday handed a mixed draw in the 12th edition of the IBA Women’s World Boxing Championships to be held in Istanbul from May 8 to 20. Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain (70kg) will kickstart India’s campaign on Monday but she got a tough draw as she will […]
