Tokyo Olympian Ashish Chaudhary stormed into the pre-quarterfinals of the Men's World Boxing Championships after defeating Iran's Meysam Gheshlaghi in the 80kg category, in Tashkent on Tuesday.

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Ashish registered a 4-1 win over East Asian Championship silver medalist Meysam. Ashish hails from Himachal Pradesh and is a dynamic boxer. He held the lead from the start in the match against Meysam. He showed his aggressive intent as the first round began, landing powerful jabs to put his opponent on the back foot. Ashish has a silver medal in the Asian Championship held in 2019. He used his smart movement and supreme technical ability to outflank the Iranian boxer in the next round and eventually win. In the pre-quarterfinals, Ashish will face a tough challenge from two-time Olympic champion Arlen Lopez of Cuba.

Meanwhile, debutant Harsh Choudhary crashed out of the Men's World Boxing Championships in the 86kg category. He lost to Australia's Billy McAllister with a 0-5 unanimous decision. This was his first match in the Men's World Boxing Championships. While on Wednesday, Nishant Dev (71kg) will take on 2021 World Championship bronze medalist Sarkhan Alliyev of Azerbaijan in his first match of the tournament.

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As many as 538 boxers from 107 countries are participating in the Men's World Boxing Championships. Among them are many Olympic medalists. However, boxer Amit Panghal, who has performed best for India in this tournament, has not been able to make a place in the team. Panghal won the silver medal in this competition in 2019. India has not won the gold medal in this championship in the men's category till date. In such a situation, sports lovers are in the hope that Ashish Chowdhary will take gold in the tournament.

The Paris Olympics 2024 started on 26th July with a grand opening ceremony. This time the Olympics is being organized in Paris, the capital of France. For which complete preparations have been made. This time a total of 10,500 athletes are participating in the Olympics 2024. The eyes of these athletes will be on winning medals for their respective countries. 

From India, 117 athletes have participated in the Olympics. Among these athletes, 72 players are part of the Olympic Games for the first time. The eyes of the entire country are fixed on these athletes. It's time we look at India's schedule on Day 4 (July 30).

On the third day of the Paris Olympics 2024, all eyes will be on Satwik-Chirag and Balraj Panwar in the men's doubles badminton event and men's single sculls rowing event. Apart from this, India will be seen in action in sports like hockey, shooting, equestrian, archery, and boxing on Day 3. So, let us tell you in detail which sports Indian athletes will be seen in action on Day 3.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 4 (30th July) Schedule

Shooting

• Trap Men's Qualification Day 2 - Prithviraj Tondaiman - 12:30 PM
• Trap Women's Qualification Day 1 - Shreyasi Singh, Rajeshwari Kumari - 12:30 PM
• 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team - India 1 vs Korea 1 - 1:00 PM

Rowing

• Men's Single Sculls Quarterfinals - Balraj Panwar - 1:40 PM

Equestrian

• Dressage Individual Grand Prix Day 1 - Anush Agarwalla - 2:30 PM

Archery

• Women's Individual 1/32 Elimination Round - Ankita Bhakat vs Wioleta Myszor (Poland) - 5:14 PM
• Women's Individual 1/32 Elimination Round - Bhajan Kaur vs Syifa Nurafifah Kamal (Indonesia) - 5:27 PM
• Men's Individual 1/32 Elimination Round - Dhiraj Bommadevara vs Adam Li (Czech Republic) - 10:46 PM

Hockey

• Men's Pool B - India vs Ireland - 4:45 PM

Badminton

• Men's Doubles Group Play Stage Group C - Satwiksairaj Renkireddy & Chirag Shetty vs Fajar Alfian & Muhammad Rian Ardianto (Indonesia) - 5:30 PM
• Women's Doubles Group Play Stage Group C - Ashwini Ponnappa & Tanisha Crasto vs Setyana Mapasa & Angela Yu (Australia) - 6:20 PM

Boxing

• Men's 51kg Preliminaries Round of 16 - Amit Panghal vs Patrick Chinyemba (Zambia) - 7:16 PM
• Women's 57kg Preliminaries Round of 32 - Jaismine Lamboria vs Nesthy Petecio (Philippines) - 9:24 PM

Tokyo Olympics bronze medalist boxer Lovlina Borgohain won a silver medal in the women's 75kg category at the Czech Grand Prix 2024 in Usti nad Labem, Czech Republic.

In the round-robin tournament, Lovlina Borgohain won against Chantelle Reid of England but lost to Cindy Ngamba and Li Qian. Borgohain lost her final match against the reigning Asian Games champion late on Saturday night by a margin of 2-3.

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Qian is a two-time Olympic medalist and has three World Championship medals, including one gold to her name.

Four boxers were included in the women's 75 kg category in this tournament organized under the aegis of World Boxing. Borgohain, Refugee Boxing Team's Cindy Ngamba, Li Qian, and England's Chantelle Reid - and it is being held in a round-robin format.

Borgohain managed only one win in the tournament

Lovlina Borgohain managed only one win in the tournament, losing two of her three matches. This boxer from Assam had won her first match against England's Chantelle Reid by a split decision in a tough match, but later she had to face defeat from Cindy Ngamba and Li Qian. 

Lovlina gunning for her second Olympic medal

The 26-year-old boxer, who is the only Indian to participate in the tournament, is gunning for her second Olympic medal as she is one of the six Indian boxers to qualify for the Paris Olympics 2024.

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Indian boxing team for Paris Games

The Indian boxing team for Paris 2024 is a mix of experienced Olympians and rising stars. In the women's category, Borgohain is joined by two-time world champion Nikhat Zareen (50 kg), Preeti Pawar (54 kg), and Jasmine Lamboria (57 kg). The men's team includes Amit Panghal (51 kg), and Nishant Dev (71 kg).

World Championship silver medalist Amit Panghal secured India's fifth Paris Olympics 2024 quota in boxing as he defeated China's Chuang Liu in the 51kg quarterfinals of the 2nd World Qualification Tournament in Bangkok on Sunday. The Indian boxer managed a hard-fought 5-0 win over the Chinese opponent to win India's second male boxing quota for the upcoming Olympics. 

Panghal had to make a solid comeback in the second round after being down on 4 cards in the first round of the match. This will be the second Olympics participation for the former World No. 1.

For Panghal, the 2018 Asian Games and 2022 Commonwealth Games Champion, this was his last chance to secure a birth for the Olympics as he lost against world championship bronze medallist Deepak Bhoria in the selection trials and could not appear in the earlier two qualifying events.

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Along with Panghal, Nishant Dev (71kg), Nikhat Zareen (50kg), Preeti Pawar (54kg) and Lovlina Borgohain (75kg) have won Paris Olympics Quota in Boxing.

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Railway Sports Promotion Board (RSPB) continued their dominance in the Women's National Boxing Championships, winning their fourth consecutive Team Championship title with eight medals including five gold, one silver and two bronze at the GBU Indoor Stadium. Gautam Buddh Nagar Dr Mahesh Sharma presented medals to the boxers in the presence of Boxing Federation of India President Ajay Singh and other officials.

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Of the six RSPB boxers who entered the final, five returned with gold medals for their team. RSPB's 50kg boxer Anamika had to settle for a silver medal last year, but she improved her medal tally in this edition with a 5-0 win over Haryana's Kalpana.

Soon after, Jyoti registered a comfortable 5-0 win over Shvinder Kaur Sidhu of AIP to win the second medal for RSPB. Shiksha, who was competing for the title in the 54 kg weight category, won RSPB's third medal by defeating Uttar Pradesh's Sonia 5-0. It was only RSPB's 75kg boxer Nandini who had to settle for a silver medal after losing 0-5 to 2020 Tokyo Olympian Pooja Rani of Haryana in a one-sided contest.

In the prestigious Women's National Boxing Championships, Haryana stood second with three gold medals, three silver and one bronze, while All India Police (AIP) stood third with a total of six medals including one gold medal, two silver and three bronze.

Meanwhile, reigning world champion Saweety Boora (81kg) and 2022 Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Jaismine (60kg) have made their way to the title in the 7th Elite Women's National Boxing Championships.

Saweety, representing Haryana, looked very strong against Lalfakmawii Ralte in the 81kg category as the Mizoram boxer did not pose any threat to her title defence. Saweety delivers a flurry of punches to secure an easy 5-0 win. However, it was not that easy for Jaismine, representing the Services Sports Control Board (SSCB). Punjab boxer Simranjit Kaur Baatth leveled the match, but the judges declared it 4-3 in favor of Jaismine.

Later Jaismine was adjudged the best boxer in the championship and Team Uttar Pradesh was given the Fair Play Award. While UP's Sonia won the Best Challenger award, Rajasthan's Lalita became the Best Promising Boxer.

2016 World Championships silver medalist Sonia Lather had some tough time inside the ring against SSCB's Sakshi before claiming a close 4-3 decision in her favor for the gold in the 57kg category. RSPB's defending champion Nupur retained her crown by defeating Haryana's Ritika 5-0 in the 81+kg category.

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Prachi became Haryana's third gold medalist along with Saweety and Pooja after registering a 5-0 win over Sonu of All India Police in the 63kg category.

In a clash between two young world champions, Services Sports Control Board's Arundhati Choudhary won by defeating Ankushita Boro of Assam 5-0. This was SSCB's second gold medal in the Women's National Boxing Championships, which witnessed an exciting competition in the presence of over 300 boxers competing in 12 categories.

Eight boxers of the Railway Sports Promotion Board (RSPB), led by Manju Rani (48kg) and Sonia Lather (57kg), reached the semi-finals of the 7th Elite Women's National Boxing Championships held at the GBU Indoor Stadium in Greater Noida.

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Apart from Manju and Sonia, Anamika (50kg), Jyoti (52kg), Shiksha (54kg), Anupama (70kg), Nandini (75kg), Nupur (81+kg) guaranteed medals for RSPB. In the 48kg bout, RSPB's Manju Rani dominated Delhi's Sanjana and the judges gave a 5-0 verdict. Manju will face Minakshi of All India Police (AIP) in the Women's National Boxing Championships semi-finals.

On the other hand, 2016 World Championships silver medalist Sonia Lather of RSPB set up a semi-final with Punjab's Mandeep Kaur after defeating Vinakshi Dhota of Himachal Pradesh 5-2. Meanwhile, Mandeep secured their place in the last four with a 4-1 win over AIP's Preeti.

In another match of Women's National Boxing Championships, Jaismine of the Services Sports Control Board (SSCB) registered an RSC victory over Maharashtra's Poonam Kaithwas in the 60kg category and advances to the semi-finals. The 2022 Commonwealth Games bronze medalist will next face Himachal Pradesh's Menka Devi. Menka registered a 4-1 win over PS Girija of Tamil Nadu in the quarter-finals.

In the 63kg category, AIP's Sonu impressed the judges and won 5-2 against 2022 Senior National Championship winner Shashi Chopra. Sonu will face Uttar Pradesh's Rinky Sharma, who made it to the last four by defeating Himachal Pradesh's Muskan Rana 5-0.

Youth world champion Ankushita Boro registered a 5-0 win over RSPB's Anjali Tushir in the 66kg category. Boro's semi-final opponent, Deepika of Himachal Pradesh, also performed brilliantly against UP's Rekha, winning 5-0.

Haryana's Saweety Boora maintained her dominance in the 81 kg weight category. Facing Maharashtra's Saie Davkhar, the 2023 World Championships gold medalist dominated her opponent to such an extent that the referee had to stop the bout. In another 81kg bout, Assam's Bhagyabati Kachari overpowered her opponent Saitejaswini Maineni of Andhra Pradesh so much that the referee stopped the bout, setting up a semi-final clash for Kachari against Saweety.

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Over 300 boxers competing in 12 categories have participated in Women's National Boxing Championships organized by the Boxing Federation of India. The final is to be held on Wednesday.