Parveen Hooda beats Li Shu to reach Asian Games 65kg boxing final, assures India of at least silver
Parveen Hooda defeated China’s Li Shu in the women’s 65kg semifinal at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, ensuring India at least a silver medal.
Updated : Sep 29, 2026 10:39 IST - 1 MIN READ
Parveen Hooda will be eyeing India’s first boxing gold medal at this Asian Games. | Photo Credit: PTI
Parveen Hooda will be eyeing India’s first boxing gold medal at this Asian Games. | Photo Credit: PTI
Parveen Hooda advanced to the women’s 65kg final of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, beating China’s Li Shu 5-0 in the semifinal at Nishio Gymnasium on Tuesday. Both boxers had already been assured of at least a bronze medal, but the Indian’s win upgrades her podium finish to a guaranteed silver. Parveen will face Chen Nien-chin of Chinese Taipei on Friday.
The 26-year-old had earlier beaten Uzbekistan’s Navbakhor Khamidova 5-0 in the quarterfinal, controlling the bout with her reach and counter-attacks. Li Shu, who edged Kazakhstan’s Aida Abikeyeva in the last eight, could not solve that puzzle.
The run is a redemptive one for Parveen, who was stripped of her 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games bronze after a whereabouts failure. She now fights for gold.
She is one of six Indian boxing semifinalists in Nagoya, already surpassing the four-medal haul from Hangzhou.
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Published on Sep 29, 2026
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