Saweety Boora: From kabaddi player to world boxing champion

New Delhi, March 25 : Saweety Boora was a state level kabaddi player before she switched her loyalties to boxing on the advice of her father who preferred that she excelled in an individual sport, rather than a team sport.

Daughter of a farmer, Mahender Singh, Saweety initially had to overcome a lot of obstacles and resistance from relatives.

Apart from having to undergo all her training on ploughed fields, she was forced to stop playing kabaddi as she was asked to shift out of Haryana if she wanted to pursue a career.Eventually, fighting against all odds over the years, Saweety has emerged into one of the countrys top women boxers.

She was silver medal winner at the 2014 World Championships.On Saturday, she clinched the gold medal at the 2023 IBA Womens World Boxing Championships in New Delhi.

The 30-year-old recently won a gold medal at the Asian Championships in Jordan too and also defended her national title at the Bhopal National Championships.Below is her profile:Saweety Boora (80 kg)Date of Birth: 10-1-1993Place of Birth: Hisar, HaryanaStyle: OrthodoxAchievements:2023: Gold at IBA World Championships, Delhi2022: Gold at Senior National Championships, Bhopal2022: Gold at Asian Championships, Jordan2021: Gold at Senior National Championships, Hisar2021: Bronze at Asian Championships, Dubai2018: Umakhanov Memorial Tournament; Kaspiysk, Russia: Gold2014: Womens World Championships; South Korea: Silver2015: Asian Womens Boxing Championships; China: Silver2015: 16th Senior(Elite) Women National Boxing Championship – 2015 Guwahati, Assam: Gold2013: 14th Senior Women Boxing Competition Khatima, Uttrakhand: Gold2013: 8th Senior Women North India Boxing Championships, Srinagar: Gold2012: 8th Federation Cup Women Boxing Championships, Guwahati, Assam: Gold2012: 4th Inter-Zonal Women National Boxing Championship,Visakhapatnam, AP: Gold2011: 7th Youth Women National Boxing Championships Patiala, Punjab: Gold2011: N.C.Sharma Memorial Federation Cup Women Boxing Championships, Uttarakhand: Gold2011: 1st UBA Cup Women Boxing Tournament, Hisar Haryana: Gold2012: 13th Senior Women National Boxing Championships Guwahati, Assam: Bronze2010: S.H.N.C.Sharma Memorial Federation Cup Women Boxing Championships: Silver2010: 11th Senior Women National Boxing Championships at Thrissur, Kerala: Gold2009: 4th Junior Women National Boxing Championship 2009, Patna, Bihar: Goldcs/ak #Saweety #Boora #kabaddi #Delhi #Kerala #Malayalam #Mollywood #China #Visakhapatnam Assam #Guwahati #Bihar #Patna #Delhi #New Delhi #Haryana #Hisar #Srinagar #Kerala #Thrissur #Bhopal #Punjab #Patiala #Uttarakhand # Assam #Russia.