Pooja Rani Bohra is an Indian boxer. Pooja was the first person to qualify for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
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Wiki/Biography
Pooja Rani Bura was born on Sunday, 17 February 1991 (age 30 years; as in 2021) in Nimriwali village in Bhiwani district of Haryana. Their zodiac sign is Aquarius. He became interested in boxing in his teenage years. However, it took almost a year for him to get enrolled at Hawa Singh Boxing Academy in Bhiwani. Initially, he kept it a secret from his father because he was afraid that his father would scold him. She often stayed away from home to hide her injuries from her father. Talking about this in an interview he said,
If I got injured during training, I would not return home so that no one would see the cut or swelling.
he adds,
My mother would lie to my father and tell him that I was staying at a friend’s house to study, while I stayed at my coach’s house despite my injury.
When her father came to know about Pooja’s involvement in boxing, he scolded her and even stopped her from going to boxing classes. When Pooja’s coach Sanjay Kumar Sheoran came to know about it, he went to her house and requested her father to allow her to participate in competitions. However, his father did not agree to this. It took about six months for Pooja to convince her father to take up boxing as a career option.
Pooja Rani during her practice session
Physical Appearance
Height: 5′ 8″
Weight (Approx): 75 Kgs
Picture Measurements (Approx): 34-30-34
Hair Color: Black
Eye colour: black
Family
Pooja’s father Rajbir Singh is a former sub-inspector. His mother Damayanti Devi is a housewife. He has an elder brother named Arvind Bohra and an elder sister named Poonam Bohra.
Pooja Rani with her father
Pooja Rani with her mother
Pooja Rani with her brother
Pooja Rani with her sister
Pooja Rani with her family
livelihood
Pooja started her boxing career in 2009. She participated in the National Youth Boxing Championship in 2009 and won the silver medal by defeating Haryana’s leading boxer Preeti Beniwal. After this Pooja won the silver medal in the Asian Boxing Championship in 2012.
Pooja Rani after winning Asian Championship 2019
In the same year, he won a silver medal at the Arafura Games held in Australia. This victory helped him become one of the contenders to qualify for the 2016 Rio Olympics. However, her defeat at the AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships in 2016 resulted in her being disqualified for the Olympics. Pooja also represented India in the 2014 Commonwealth Games. However, she lost to English boxer Savannah Marshall. In 2018, she competed at the AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championship but was eliminated in the first round. In 2020, she became the first Indian to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics by defeating Pornnipa Chuti in the quarterfinal round of the women’s 75 kg at the Asia-Oceania Olympic Qualifiers.
Pooja Rani during a boxing event
Apart from boxing, Pooja is appointed as Income Tax Inspector in Haryana Government.
medal
international
- Bronze at China Open Boxing Guiyang City (2011)
- Silver at China Open Boxing Guiyang City (2011)
- Silver at the 6th Asian Women’s Boxing Championships held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia (2012)
- Bronze at the 17th Asian Games held in Incheon, Korea (2014)
- Bronze at the 3rd Nations Cup held in Vrbas, Serbia (2014)
- Bronze Medal in the 7th Asian Women’s Boxing Championship held at Wulanchabu, China (2015).
- Gold in the 12th South Asian Games held at Shillong (2016)
- Bronze at the 5th Nations Cup held in Ruma, Serbia (2016)
National
- Gold Medal in the 4th Senior North Zone Boxing Championship held at Chandigarh (2009)
- Silver Medal in the 4th Youth Women National Boxing Championship (2009) held in Goa
- Gold in Federation Cup held at Nainital, Uttarakhand (2009)
- Gold in Federation Cup held at Nainital, Uttarakhand (2010)
- Bronze Medal in the 11th Senior Women’s National Boxing Championship held at Thrissur, Kerala (2010)
- Gold in All India Inter-University held at MLS Udaipur (2011)
- Gold in the 34th National Games held at Jamshedpur, Jharkhand (2011)
- Silver in the 12th Senior Women’s National Boxing Championship held at Bhopal, MP (2011)
- Gold Medal in the 13th Senior Women’s National Boxing Championship held at Guwahati, Assam (2012)
- Gold in the 14th Senior Women’s National Boxing Championship held at Khatima, Uttarakhand (2013)
- Gold in the 16th Senior Women’s National Boxing Championship held at Bongaigaon, Assam (2015)
State
- Gold in 5th Youth Women State Boxing Championship held at Balbhagarh, Faridabad (2009)
- Gold Medal in the 8th Senior Women’s State Boxing Championship held at Bhiwani (2009)
- Gold in the 9th Senior Women’s State Boxing Championship held at Samalkha, Panipat (2010)
- Gold in the 10th Senior Women State Boxing Championship held at Bucholi, Mahendragarh (2011)
- Gold Medal in the 12th Senior Women State Boxing Championship held at UBA Hisar (2013)
- Gold in the 13th Senior Women’s State Boxing Championship held at Bhiwani (2014)
- Gold in the 14th Senior Women’s State Boxing Championship held at Rohtak (2015)
Favourite Things
- Travel Destination: Germany
Facts/General Knowledge
- Pooja loves traveling in her free time.
- She is very conscious about her fitness and goes to the gym daily.
Pooja Rani inside the gym
- Pooja is a pet lover and has a pet dog named Jerry.
Pooja Rani’s pet dog
- He received the Bhima Award in 2015 for his contribution to boxing.
Pooja Rani from Bhim Award
- In 2016, Pooja got her hand burnt during Diwali celebrations and had to undergo surgery. Due to her surgery, Pooja stayed away from boxing for 7-8 months. After recovery she returned to the game but suffered a shoulder injury shortly afterwards and had to prepare for another long layoff.
- In 2021, she was featured on the cover of Krida magazine.
Pooja Rani on the cover of Krida magazine
- She considers American boxing legend Claressa Shields as her role model.
- During an interview, Pooja recalled how she used to hide the injuries and bruises she sustained during sports from her parents. He said,
My parents were against my plans to pursue a career in boxing. My father used to say, “Nice kids don’t play boxing”. The situation was such that I was afraid that if my father saw my injuries he would stop me from going to the boxing ring. That’s why I will hide my injuries from him and my mother.
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