Commonwealth Games 2022: Indian boxer Jasmine Lamboria gained the bronze medal within the girls’s 60 kg Lightweight class
CWG 2022: Boxer Jasmine Lambodia eyeing Olympics after bronze in Birmingham. Courtesy: PTI
HIGHLIGHTSJasmine Lambodia gained bronze within the girls’s 60 kg Lightweight classJasmine Lamboria is trying to carry out in Asian Games and OlympicsJasmine Lamboria was the thirtieth Indian to win a medal in CWG 2022
Indian boxer Jasmine Lamboria has set her targets clear after her marketing campaign within the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham. On Saturday, August 6, Lamboria gained the bronze medal within the girls’s 60 kg Lightweight class. The 20-year-old boxer misplaced to England’s Gemma Paige, who gained the match 3-2 after a break up resolution labored in her favour.
Paige was the favorite to win the match, however Lamboria made her work laborious for each single level. In the top, Lamboria threw the towel and Paige certified for the ultimate. After her marketing campaign in Birmingham, the Bhivani-born Lamboria talked about doing effectively within the Asian Games and in addition qualifying for the Paris Olympics in 2024.
“I started pursuing boxing in 2016. The Asian Games are slated for next year. Will have to qualify for the Olympics, too. Would be preparing for that,” Lambodia was quoted as saying in ANI.
The Asian Games was earlier scheduled to happen this 12 months within the metropolis of Hangzhou in China, however needed to be postponed on account of points surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic.
The event will now happen from September 23 to October 8, 2023 as determined by the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA).
“The OCA thanks HAGOC, the Chinese Olympic Committee, as well as the governments at all levels for ensuring they (Asian Games) can take place next year,” the OCA had stated in a press release.
As far as Jasmine is worried, she additionally turned the thirtieth Indian to win a medal on the CWG 2022. Mohammed Hussamuddin, Amit Panghal, Sagar Ahlawat, Rohit Tokas, Nitu Ghanghas and Nikhat Zareen are among the many different boxers to win medal within the multi-sport event.
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