Asian Games 2026: Boxer Parveen Hooda wins her semifinal; to fight for gold

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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. File

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. File
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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.

Commonwealth Games champion Ankush Panghal (80kg) and last edition’s bronze medallist Narender Berwal (+90kg) will fight for a place in the final later in the day.

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