Asian Games 2026: Boxer Parveen Hooda wins her semifinal; to fight for gold
India's Parveen Hooda moved into the gold medal bout after defeating China's Li Shu 5-0 in the 65kg boxing semifinal of the Asian Games on Tuesday (September 29, 2026).
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Parveen, whose bronze medal from the previous edition was taken away after the International Testing Agency (ITA) suspended her for 22 months for a whereabouts failure, has now surpassed her performance at Hangzhou.
Indian boxers have already bettered their four-medal haul from the previous edition, with six pugilists securing medal-round entries here.
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