Preeti Pawar is an Indian boxer. Preeti Pawar was part of India’s boxing squad for the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, where she won a bronze medal in the 54 kg boxing category. Preeti has also qualified for the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics.
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Preeti Sai Pawar was born on Thursday, 23 October 2003 (age 20 years; as in 2023) in Bhiwani, Haryana. Preeti Pawar’s zodiac sign is Libra. Preeti Pawar studied at Lovely Professional University, where she studied BSc in Health and Physical Education.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 4″
Weight (Approx): 54 kg
Hair Color: Black
Eye colour: black
Family
Preeti Pawar was born in a Jat family in Haryana.
parents and siblings
Preeti’s father Somveer is an assistant sub-inspector in Haryana Police. Preeti’s parents have an athletic background.
other relatives
Preeti Pawar’s uncle Vinod Sai Pawar is a boxer and national medalist. He runs a boxing academy, where Preeti started her training.
livelihood
boxing
When Preeti was 14 years old, her father Somveer and uncle Vinod Pawar encouraged her to take up boxing. She was against the idea and initially refused to participate. In an interview, he said that his reaction to his father and uncle was,
Main nahi karungi, boxing toh bildu bhi nahi (rough translation: I will never do boxing)”.
After 6 to 7 months of starting training, he participated in various competitions and won many medals. In 2021, she joined Inspire Institute of Sports, Karnataka, which started sponsoring Preeti. There, he trained under head coach John Warburton. Preeti competed at the 2023 IBA Women’s World Boxing Championships, in which she lost in a close contest against a Thai boxer named Jitpong Jutmas in the quarter-finals.
Preeti Pawar at the 2023 IBA Women’s World Boxing Championships
Preeti Pawar represented India at the 2022 Asian Games (19th Asian Games, known as Hangzhou 2022). To participate in the Asian Games, he participated in a 17-day international training camp held in Wuyishan, China. After the training he said,
I am absolutely ready. I have competed with different teams. Depending on the type of matches [available], I think I can beat everyone. It was important to adapt to the weather here before the competition. “It matters that we adapt to this season as well.”
Preeti Pawar during practice session
Preity defeated Kazakh boxer Zaina Shcherbekova to earn a spot at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics. The win advanced her to the 54 kg women’s boxing semi-final round, where she lost to China’s Yuan Chang 5–0. Preeti Pawar is in partnership with JSW Sports.
Preeti Pawar (in red) against Yuan Chang during the 54kg boxing semi-final at the 2022 Asian Games
medal
Sleep
- 2021: Khelo India Youth Games (formerly known as Khelo India School Games)
silver
- 2020: Khelo India Youth Games (formerly known as Khelo India School Games)
- 2021: Youth Asian Championship
Brass
- 2022: Asian Amateur Boxing Championships in Amman, Jordan
- 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, in the 54 kg boxing category.
Preeti Pawar’s bronze medal announced at the 2022 Asian Games (Hangzhou 2022)
Facts/General Knowledge
- When Preeti Pawar was training at her uncle’s boxing academy, there were not many girls there. She often trained with boys and once fainted during a practice session with a boy. Then he had to be taken to the hospital.
- Preeti Pawar is a left handed boxer.
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