Boxing

Manipur to give Rs.75 lakh to Mary Kom

The Manipur government has increased the cash reward and other benefits for Olympic bronze medallist M.C. Mary Kom, Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh said Wednesday

Manipur govt. Enhances reward for Mary Kom

Manipur government has increased the cash reward of London Olympics bronze-winning boxer Mary Kom from Rs 50 lakhs to Rs 75 lakhs besides promoting her to the rank of Superintendent of Police (Sports).

Mary Kom slams level of refereeing at London Olympics

Olympic bronze medallist M.C. Mary Kom Tuesday slammed the level of refereeing in the boxing competitions of the London Games.

London Olympics: I had a tough time in 51kg, says Mary Kom

Olympic bronze medal winning boxer M.C. Mary Kom admitted she was not comfortable fighting in the 51kg section in London and she will not hesitate to shift back to 48kg if the weight category is included in Rio de Janeiro.

SpiceJet announces lifetime tickets to Olympics medal winners

Low cost carrier SpiceJet today announced it would provide free air tickets for life to Indian medal winners of the London Olympics

London Olympics setback has motivated boxers: Sandhu

Far from demoralising them, the failure to fetch a medal at the London Olympics has motivated Indian male boxers to improve their performance, insisted national coach Gurbaksh Singh Sandhu after returning to the country on Tuesday

London Olympics: After wrestlers, Mary Kom gets frenzied reception

M.C. Mary Kom, the first Indian woman boxer to win an Olympic medal, was Tuesday morning accorded a rousing reception on arrival at the Indira Gandhi International Airport here, close on the heels of a warm welcome for wrestling stars Sushil Kumar and Yogeshwar Dutt.

I got confused in the semifinal bout: Mary Kom

She is over the moon after becoming the first Indian woman boxer to clinch an Olympic medal but bronze is not the colour for M C Mary Kom, who feels she could have finished higher on the podium had it not been for the "confusion" that gripped her during the semifinals.

London bronze medalist Mary Kom to get Rs 40 lakh from NEC

London Olympics bronze medalist woman boxer MC Mary Kom will be awarded Rs 40 lakh by the North Eastern Council.

IOA hails pathbreaking performance by Indians in Olympics

Indian Olympic Association (IOA) today hailed the `pathbreaking` performance of its contingent in London and said it will give tremendous boost to sports in the country.

India at London Olympics 2012: A glance at the performance of athletes

A look at the Indian athletes performance at the 2012 London Olympics.

Olympics 2012 boxing: Britain`s Joshua wins super heavyweight gold

Anthony Joshua of Britain won a thrilling super heavyweight (+91kg) final against Italy`s defending champion Roberto Cammarelle to take Olympic gold here at the ExCel Arena Sunday.

Olympics 2012 boxing: Kazakhstan`s Sapiyev wins welterweight gold

Kazakhstani boxer Serik Sapiyev won gold in the men`s welterweight (69 kg) category Sunday, dominating Britain`s local hero Freddie Evans 17-9 in front of the home crowd.

London Olympics boxing: Light heavyweight gold for Russia`s Mekhontsev

Russia`s Yegor Mekhontsev won his country`s first boxing gold medal of the Olympics beating Kazakhstan`s Adilbek Niyazymbetov on a tie-break in the final here at the ExCel Arena Sunday.

London Olympics: Look back at India’s golden moments

Here is a look back at glorious moments of London Olympics for India.

London Olympics boxing: Lightweight Lomachenko wins gold for Ukraine

Ukrainian boxer Vasyl Lomachenko outclassed his South Korean opponent Han Soonchul in the Olympic final of the men`s lightweight (60 kg) category to take the gold medal here at the ExCel Arena Sunday.

Olympics 2012 boxing: Carrazana wins flyweight gold for Cuba

Cuba`s Robeisy Ramirez Carrazana won gold in the Olympic men`s flyweight (52kg) boxing category here at the ExCel Arena Sunday, beating Mongolian fighter Tugtsogt Nyambayar 17-14 in the final.

London Olympics 2012 boxing matches were fixed?

Following a series of controversial results in the London Olympics 2012 boxing competitions, question marks about the scoring system were raised.

Olympic boxing: Ireland`s Conlan, Russia`s Aloian take bronze

Bronze medals went to Ireland`s Michael Conlan and Russia`s Misha Aloian after they lost their respective flyweight semifinals at the London Olympics Friday.