India will be entering the Olympic Games in Paris with a six-member strong boxing contingent. So far, India has won only three Olympic medals in the boxing event in history.
The last Indian boxer to have stood at the podium is Lovlina Borgohain, who won the bronze medal in the women’s 69 kg weight category at the Tokyo Olympics.
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Apart from Borgohain the other two boxers to have won Olympic medals are the legendary Mary Kom who won bronze at the London 2012 Olympics and Vijender Singh who became the first boxer to win an Olympic medal for India in boxing. He also won bronze by defeating Ecuador's Carlos Gongora at the Beijing 2008 Olympics.
Out of the three only Lovlina will be representing the tri-colour once again at the Olympic Games in Paris, this time competing in the 75 kg weight class.
Indian boxing squad at Paris Olympics 2024
India will be competing at the boxing event in Paris with a six-member squad. Out of the six boxers, four of them are women including Borgohain.
Complete Indian boxing squad
- Lovlina Borgohain - Women’s 75 kg
- Preeti Pawar - Women’s 54 kg
- Nikhat Zareen - Women’s 50 kg
- Jaismine Lamboria - Women’s 57 kg
- Nishant Dev - Men’s 71 kg
- Amit Panghal - Men’s 51 kg
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Schedule for Indian boxers at Paris Olympics 2024
All of the boxing events at the Paris Olympics will be held at the North Paris Arena.
| EVENT (Weight category) | DATES |
|---|---|
| Women's 54 kg | July 27 - August 8 |
| Women's 50 kg | July 28 - August 9 |
| Women's 57 kg | July 30 - August 10 |
| Women's 75 kg | July 31 - August 10 |
| Men's 51 kg | July 30 - August 8 |
| Men's 71 kg | July 28 - August 9 |
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