Saweety Boora was a state degree kabaddi participant earlier than she switched her loyalties to boxing on the recommendation of her father who most popular that she excelled in a person sport, fairly than a crew sport.
Daughter of a farmer, Mahender Singh, Saweety initially had to overcome a whole lot of obstacles and resistance from relations. Apart from having to endure all her coaching on ploughed fields, she was pressured to cease enjoying kabaddi as she was requested to shift out of Haryana if she wished to pursue a profession.
Eventually, combating in opposition to all odds through the years, Saweety has emerged into one of many nation’s prime girls boxers. She was silver medal winner on the 2014 World Championships.
On Saturday, she clinched the gold medal on the 2023 IBA Women’s World Boxing Championships in New Delhi.
The 30-year-old not too long ago received a gold medal on the Asian Championships in Jordan too and in addition defended her nationwide title on the Bhopal National Championships.
Who is Saweety Boora?
Saweety Boora (80 kg)
Date of Birth: 10-1-1993
Place of Birth: Hisar, Haryana
Style: Orthodox
Saweety Boora’s Achievements
2023: Gold at IBA World Championships, Delhi
2022: Gold at Senior National Championships, Bhopal
2022: Gold at Asian Championships, Jordan
2021: Gold at Senior National Championships, Hisar
2021: Bronze at Asian Championships, Dubai
2018: Umakhanov Memorial Tournament; Kaspiysk, Russia: Gold
2014: Women’s World Championships; South Korea: Silver
2015: Asian Women’s Boxing Championships; China: Silver
2015: sixteenth Senior(Elite) Women National Boxing Championship, Guwahati, Assam: Gold
2013: 14th Senior Women Boxing Competition Khatima, Uttrakhand: Gold
2013: eighth Senior Women North India Boxing Championships, Srinagar: Gold
2012: eighth Federation Cup Women Boxing Championships, Guwahati, Assam: Gold
2012: 4th Inter-Zonal Women National Boxing Championship,Visakhapatnam, AP: Gold
2011: seventh Youth Women National Boxing Championships Patiala, Punjab: Gold
2011: N.C. Sharma Memorial Federation Cup Women Boxing Championships, Uttarakhand: Gold
2011: 1st UBA Cup Women Boxing Tournament, Hisar Haryana: Gold
2012: thirteenth Senior Women National Boxing Championships Guwahati, Assam: Bronze
2010: S.H.N.C. Sharma Memorial Federation Cup Women Boxing Championships: Silver
2010: eleventh Senior Women National Boxing Championships at Thrissur, Kerala: Gold
2009: 4th Junior Women National Boxing Championship 2009, Patna, Bihar: Gold
(With inputs from Agencies)
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