Indian boxing: Pooja Rani on her Olympic dreams, Covid-19 and the importance of self belief
The Tokyo-bound boxer has had to deal with anxiety during the pandemic and feels that the experience has made her even stronger. Pooja Rani after clinching her gold medal at the Asian Championships. | Boxing India
Pooja Rani is in a good mood these days. She recently won the gold medal in the 75 kg category at the Asian Boxing Championships with a comprehensive win over Mavluda Movlonova of Uzbekistan. It was a solid win over an in-form boxer, who had beaten London Olympics medallist Marina Volnova in the last-four stage and it places her in a very good frame of mind ahead of the Tokyo Olympics.
Indian women sign off with 10 medals at Asian Boxing C ship
31 May 2021, 05:37 GMT+10
Dubai [UAE], May 31 (ANI): Indian women boxers signed off their ASBC Asian Boxing Championships 2021 campaign with 10 medals in Dubai on Sunday.
Boxer Pooja Rani successfully defended her title after outpunching in-form Mavluda Movlonova to clinch her second successive gold as Indian women ended its campaign with one gold, three silver, and six bronze medals.
The seasoned campaigner Mary Kom (51kg), Lalbuatsaihi (64kg), and Anupama (81kg) claimed silver medals after suffering narrow defeats in their respective finals.
While Simranjit Kaur (60kg), Lovlina Borgohain (69kg), Jaismine (57kg), Sakshi Chaudhary (54kg), Monika (48kg) and Saweety (81kg) are among the Indian women pugilists who secured bronze with semi-final finish.
India boxer Pooja Rani (75kg), who successfully defended her title at the 2021 Asian Boxing Championships on Sunday, feels the experience of featuring in the to