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Parveen Hooda Returns to Asian Games Seeking Redemption
Parveen Hooda is an Indian boxer returning to the Asian Games.
She previously won a bronze medal at the Hangzhou Games.
She also earned an Olympic place for India at that event.
Those achievements were taken away after she received a suspension for missing three whereabouts checks.
When she returned, she could no longer box in her old 57kg category.
She tried 60kg, then moved to 65kg after an injury and team-selection changes.
Her first major competition at 65kg was the Commonwealth Games, where she lost in the quarterfinals.
She says she has worked on her weaknesses and now feels stronger.
Her goal is to win another Asian Games medal and address what she calls unfinished business.
Parveen Hooda is returning to the Asian Games seeking another medal in the 65kg category.
She won Hangzhou 2023 bronze and an Olympic quota in the 57kg division, but lost both after a doping suspension.
The World Anti-Doping Agency suspended her for 22 months in May 2024 after three whereabouts failures.
Since returning internationally, Hooda has moved from 57kg to 60kg and then 65kg following changes and an injury.
After a Commonwealth Games quarterfinal exit, she says she has improved her strength and short- and medium-range boxing.
- Who
- Indian boxer Parveen Hooda.
- What
- She is returning to the Asian Games seeking a new medal after losing her 2023 bronze and Olympic quota following a suspension.
- Where
- The previous medal was won in Hangzhou; the upcoming Asian Games will be held in Japan, according to the report.
- When
- She won the Hangzhou medal in 2023, was suspended in May 2024, and returned to international boxing in November last year.
- Why
- She wants to perform above her previous level and replace the medal she lost after her suspension.
Key facts
- Previous medal
- Bronze in the 57kg category at the 2023 Hangzhou Asian Games.
- Suspension
- A 22-month suspension was imposed by the World Anti-Doping Agency in May 2024.
- Reason for suspension
- Three whereabouts failures within a 12-month period.
- Current category
- 65kg, after moves from 57kg to 60kg and then 65kg.
- Recent result
- Quarterfinal exit at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
- Earlier comeback result
- Gold at the World Cup Final in the 60kg category.
- Current focus
- Improving short-range and medium-range boxing while using her strong long range.
Quotes
Parveen Hooda
Indian boxer discussing her first major competition at 65kg
“CWG was my first major competition in this weight category. There was some weight issue and strength was also low because this is a higher weight category than what I used to compete in.”
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“Competition will be tough at the Asian Games. My long range is strong, so I’m working on short range and medium range”
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