Hailing from the hotbed of Indian boxing — Bhiwani — the 23-year-old Nitu is spending quality time training at the Bhiwani Boxing Club with her eyes on the Los Angeles Olympics in July 2028.
The ministry also cleared a total of 143 coaches, escorts, officials and support staff to be part of the Asian Para Games contingent.
"If you have noticed, the first round was a clear 5-0 in my favour but the judges gave it 3-2 in Li Qian’s favour. In the second round too, the referee was clearly disturbing me and eventually penalized me for holding," said Lovlina.
India, however, were dealt a major blow after two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu crashed out of the women’s singles badminton quarterfinals.
Riding on striker Abhishek’s brace India overpowered the defending champion 4-2 to record their third straight win in a Pool…
Ramita Jindal won an individual bronze medal in the women’s 10m air rifle after combining with Mehuli Ghosh and Ashi…
After his stellar performance at Arizona, Tejaswin competed in two more Decathlon events -- the 62nd National Interstate Senior Athletics Championship and, most recently, the Asian Athletics Championships.
India are placed in Pool A, alongside Pakistan, Japan, Bangladesh, Singapore, and Uzbekistan. Pool B consists of Korea, Malaysia, China, Oman, Thailand, and Indonesia.
The Indian contingent list in the Asian Games is 921, including 655 athletes, 260 coaches, and support staff. A total of 56 venues will be used in and around Hangzhou with 481 gold medals on offer.
The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) took the decision on the new dates on Tuesday in Kuwait.
