Siwi Boora

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Siwi Boora
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Siwi Boora
Personal information
NationalityIndian
Born Hisar, Haryana, India
Sport
Sport Boxing
Weight class lightweight (60 Kg)
Medal record
Women's amateur boxing
Representing Flag of India.svg  India
AIBA Nations Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2014 3rd AIBA Nations Cup Vrbas, Serbia2014 Vrbas Serbia
Nations Cup Serbia
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2015 2nd (Silver) 4th Nations Cup Serbia2015 (UAE)

Siwi Boora is an Indian boxer [1] who competes in the lightweight weight class. [2] she has won a gold medal in Khelo India youth games and a subsequent gold medal in the Khelo university games. [3]

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Early and personal life

Siwi Boora was born on 15 October 1998 in rural Hisar, Haryana. Her father Mahendra Singh, a farmer, played basketball at the national level. Saweety Boora, her older sister, is the one who inspired her to start boxing. [4] [5]

Career

Participated in AIBA World Championship, Bulgaria, 20–29 November 2013. Participated in AIBA Women's Junior/Youth Boxing Championship, Taipei, Taiwan, 14–24 May 2015. Training Tour, Russia, October 2015. Participated in President's Cup, Kazakhstan, 4–11 June 2017. She participated in the fourth Elite Women National Boxing Championship, Weight class- 64 kg, Kannur, Kerala, 2–8 December 2019. [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]

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