Archive · 3 Oct 2026
Indian Boxers Win Three Asian Games Golds, Archers Add Another
Indian athletes won several gold medals at the Asian Games.
Lovlina Borgohain won the women’s 75kg boxing final on her birthday.
She beat Ziyi Bao of China by a score of 5-0.
Parveen Hooda won her boxing final in a close 3-2 decision.
Ankush Panghal won the men’s 80kg final, beating Kim Minseong 4-0.
India’s boxers earned three gold medals and three bronze medals altogether.
The women’s recurve archery team also won gold.
Mallikarjun Kharge congratulated the boxing and archery winners.
Lovlina Borgohain beat China’s Ziyi Bao 5-0 in the women’s 75kg final on her 29th birthday.
Parveen Hooda won the 65kg final 3-2 against Chinese Taipei’s Chen Nien-chin.
Ankush Panghal defeated South Korea’s Kim Minseong 4-0 to win the men’s 80kg title.
India finished with six boxing medals: three gold and three bronze, its best Asian Games boxing gold tally.
India’s women’s recurve archery team also won gold; Mallikarjun Kharge congratulated the athletes.
- Who
- Indian boxers Lovlina Borgohain, Parveen Hooda and Ankush Panghal, and India’s women’s recurve archery team.
- What
- The boxers won three gold medals, and the women’s recurve archery team also won gold.
- When
- Friday; Lovlina Borgohain won on her 29th birthday.
- Where
- The Asian Games; one article identifies Nishio, Japan.
- Why
- The athletes won their respective finals; the articles do not give a broader reason for the victories.
- Lovlina Borgohain
- Won the women’s 75kg final 5-0 against China’s Ziyi Bao.
- Parveen Hooda
- Won the women’s 65kg final 3-2 against Chen Nien-chin of Chinese Taipei.
- Ankush Panghal
- Won the men’s 80kg final 4-0 against South Korea’s Kim Minseong.
- Indian boxing tally
- Six medals: three gold and three bronze.
- Boxing bronze medalists
- Priya Ghanghas, Kapil Pokhariya and Narender Berwal.
- Archery
- India’s women’s recurve team won gold; the named members were Ankita Bhakat, Kumkum Anil Mohod and Kirti.
- Earlier Asian Games boxing tally
- India won nine boxing medals at Guangzhou 2010: two gold, three silver and four bronze.
