India`s Lovlina Borgohain on Friday bagged gold medal in the women`s 75kg category at the Asian Boxing Championship 2022. Lovlina defeated Ruzmetova Sokhiba of Uzbekistan 5:0 by unanimous decision in the final. This is Lovlina`s first gold medal on the Asian stage. India`s star boxer`s victory is noteworthy because it is her first medal in the 75 kg division. Because her previous weight category was dropped from the Paris Olympics schedule, she has moved up from 69 kg.

Before this, Lovlina had bronze medals from the Olympics, World Championships, and Asian Championships to her name. It would appear that the Assam boxer has launched her campaign for the Olympics in spectacular fashion now that she has a gold medal in her trophy cabinet. In addition to Lovlina, two other competitors, Parveen Hooda (63 kg) and Saweety (81 kg), also took home gold in their respective weight divisions on Friday. Minakshi settled for silver in the 52 kg category.

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India now have three gold medals overall from this edition. At the Asian Championships in 2017, only one Indian woman, Pinki Rani, took home the gold medal.

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India`s Lovlina Borgohain on Friday bagged gold medal in the women`s 75kg category at the Asian Boxing Championship 2022. Lovlina defeated Ruzmetova Sokhiba of Uzbekistan 5:0 by unanimous decision in the final.

India`s Lovlina Borgohain on Friday bagged gold medal in the women`s 75kg category at the Asian Boxing Championship 2022. Lovlina defeated Ruzmetova Sokhiba of Uzbekistan 5:0 by unanimous decision in the final. This is Lovlina`s first gold medal on the Asian stage. India`s star boxer`s victory is noteworthy because it is her first medal in the 75 kg division. Because her previous weight category was dropped from the Paris Olympics schedule, she has moved up from 69 kg. Before this, Lovlina had bronze medals from the Olympics, World Championships, and Asian Championships to her name. It would appear that the Assam boxer has launched her campaign for the Olympics in spectacular fashion now that she has a gold medal in her trophy cabinet. In addition to Lovlina, two other competitors, Parveen Hooda (63 kg) and Saweety (81 kg), also took home gold in their respective weight divisions on Friday. Minakshi settled for silver in the 52 kg category. ALSO READ | Sania Mirza's Instagram post goes viral amid divorce rumours with husband Shoaib Malik India now have three gold medals overall from this edition. At the Asian Championships in 2017, only one Indian woman, Pinki Rani, took home the gold medal. ×

Lovlina Borgohain bags gold in 75kg category during Asian Boxing Championship

Top Indian shuttler&nbsp;PV Sindhu&nbsp;won her first round women's singles match&nbsp;and moved to the second round at the 2022 Badminton Asia Championships but Lakshya Sen and B Sai Praneeth crashed out of the tournament after losing their respective matches, here on Wednesday. 
 
Double Olympic medallist Sindhu was made to work hard by 39th ranked Pai Yu Po of Chinese Taipei in the opening round match that lasted one hour and 17 minutes. The Indian ace dropped the opening game and saved a match point in the second before taking the decider and winning the contest by 18-21, 27-25, 21-9 at the Muntinlupa Sports Complex. 
 
World No 7 and former world champion Sindhu will now take on Singapore`s Yue Yann Jaslyn Hooi in the next round on Thursday.

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Meanwhile, Tokyo 2020 Olympian B Sai Praneeth also faced a first-round exit, following a 17-21, 13-21 loss to this year`s Swiss Open winner Jonatan Christie of Indonesia. 
 
Another Indian shuttler Aakarshi Kashyap was knocked out from the women`s singles by reigning world champion Akane Yamaguchi. Aakarshi lost 15-21, 9-21.The women`s doubles pairs of Ashwini Bhat-Shikha Gautam and Simran Sanghi and Ritika Thaker were also ousted in their opening contests. 
 
Later in the day, world championship silver medallist Kidambi Srikanth and youngster Malvika Bansod will take the court for their respective singles matches.

Top Indian shuttler PV Sindhu won her first round women's singles match and moved to the second round at the 2022 Badminton Asia Championships but Lakshya Sen and B Sai Praneeth crashed out of the tournament after losing their respective matches, here on Wednesday.

Top Indian shuttler PV Sindhu won her first round women's singles match and moved to the second round at the 2022 Badminton Asia Championships but Lakshya Sen and B Sai Praneeth crashed out of the tournament after losing their respective matches, here on Wednesday. Double Olympic medallist Sindhu was made to work hard by 39th ranked Pai Yu Po of Chinese Taipei in the opening round match that lasted one hour and 17 minutes. The Indian ace dropped the opening game and saved a match point in the second before taking the decider and winning the contest by 18-21, 27-25, 21-9 at the Muntinlupa Sports Complex. World No 7 and former world champion Sindhu will now take on Singapore`s Yue Yann Jaslyn Hooi in the next round on Thursday. ALSO READ | Badminton Asia Championships: Saina Nehwal wins opening match, Lakshya Sen makes first-round exit Meanwhile, Tokyo 2020 Olympian B Sai Praneeth also faced a first-round exit, following a 17-21, 13-21 loss to this year`s Swiss Open winner Jonatan Christie of Indonesia. Another Indian shuttler Aakarshi Kashyap was knocked out from the women`s singles by reigning world champion Akane Yamaguchi. Aakarshi lost 15-21, 9-21.The women`s doubles pairs of Ashwini Bhat-Shikha Gautam and Simran Sanghi and Ritika Thaker were also ousted in their opening contests. Later in the day, world championship silver medallist Kidambi Srikanth and youngster Malvika Bansod will take the court for their respective singles matches.

Badminton Asia Championships: PV Sindhu sweats hard to beat Pai Yu Po, enters 2nd round

India's star shuttler Saina Nehwal on Saturday revealed that her arc-rival PV Sindhu is just another opponent for her.&nbsp

Nehwal has a 3-1 head-to-head record in the international matches against Rio Games silver medallist Sindhu.&nbsp

She also defeated Sindhu in the recently concluded Commonwealth Games final.&nbsp

While speaking to reporters at the sidelines of a felicitation function of the CWG medal winning shuttlers by the Badminton Association of India, the London Olympics bronze medallist said," It's not about me playing against Sindhu or any other opponent. I just take her (Sindhu) as any other opponent. I have issues with some of the players but I am comfortable playing against some of them."&nbsp

"Maybe my game is more suited while playing against them. But I don't know how it happened but it is happening on the court," She added.&nbsp

However, she considers her opponents including Saina to be dangerous and wants to be better than them. &nbsp

"I keep working on my areas of weakness. I want to think that I am better than my opponent but actually that is not. Maybe Sindhu or any other player in the world, all are very dangerous at the moment. I have to be always careful and be alert about the mistakes I had done in matches against them."

Saina was part of the mixed event gold winning team and then clinched another yellow metal in the women's singles where she defeated Sindhu in the final in straight games.&nbsp

After that, she won a bronze in the Asian Badminton Championships in China after losing to Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei in semifinals.&nbsp

Asked if the badminton fans are seeing the Saina of the old, she said, "I am playing very well, don't know of old (or not). But this is winning me medals."&nbsp

Talking about the upcoming Asian Games, she said India should do better than earlier editions as all the top players are currently in great form.

"Asian Games is going to be tougher than the CWG, it is almost the same level as Olympics. It is going to be difficult but all of us are playing very well at the moment and our confidence is really high. It depends on the draw also. But I think the performance should be better this time," she said.&nbsp 
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Nehwal has a 3-1 head-to-head record in the international matches against Sindhu.

India's star shuttler Saina Nehwal on Saturday revealed that her arc-rival PV Sindhu is just another opponent for her. Nehwal has a 3-1 head-to-head record in the international matches against Rio Games silver medallist Sindhu. She also defeated Sindhu in the recently concluded Commonwealth Games final. While speaking to reporters at the sidelines of a felicitation function of the CWG medal winning shuttlers by the Badminton Association of India, the London Olympics bronze medallist said," It's not about me playing against Sindhu or any other opponent. I just take her (Sindhu) as any other opponent. I have issues with some of the players but I am comfortable playing against some of them." "Maybe my game is more suited while playing against them. But I don't know how it happened but it is happening on the court," She added. However, she considers her opponents including Saina to be dangerous and wants to be better than them. "I keep working on my areas of weakness. I want to think that I am better than my opponent but actually that is not. Maybe Sindhu or any other player in the world, all are very dangerous at the moment. I have to be always careful and be alert about the mistakes I had done in matches against them." Saina was part of the mixed event gold winning team and then clinched another yellow metal in the women's singles where she defeated Sindhu in the final in straight games. After that, she won a bronze in the Asian Badminton Championships in China after losing to Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei in semifinals. Asked if the badminton fans are seeing the Saina of the old, she said, "I am playing very well, don't know of old (or not). But this is winning me medals." Talking about the upcoming Asian Games, she said India should do better than earlier editions as all the top players are currently in great form. "Asian Games is going to be tougher than the CWG, it is almost the same level as Olympics. It is going to be difficult but all of us are playing very well at the moment and our confidence is really high. It depends on the draw also. But I think the performance should be better this time," she said.

This is what Saina Nehwal said on her competition with PV Sindhu