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.


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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 country`s top women boxers. She was silver medal winner at the 2014 World Championships.


On Saturday, she clinched the gold medal at the 2023 IBA Women`s 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: 10-1-1993


Place of Birth: Hisar, Haryana


Style: Orthodox


Achievements:


2023: Gold at IBA World Championships, Delhi


2022: Gold at Senior National Championships, Bhopal


2022: Gold at Asian Championships, Jordan


2021: Gold at Senior National Championships, Hisar


2021: Bronze at Asian Championships, Dubai


2018: Umakhanov Memorial Tournament; Kaspiysk, Russia: Gold


2014: Women`s World Championships; South Korea: Silver


2015: Asian Women`s Boxing Championships; China: Silver


2015: 16th Senior(Elite) Women National Boxing Championship ? 2015 Guwahati, Assam: Gold


2013: 14th Senior Women Boxing Competition Khatima, Uttrakhand: Gold


2013: 8th Senior Women North India Boxing Championships, Srinagar: Gold


2012: 8th Federation Cup Women Boxing Championships, Guwahati, Assam: Gold


2012: 4th Inter-Zonal Women National Boxing Championship,Visakhapatnam, AP: Gold


2011: 7th Youth Women National Boxing Championships Patiala, Punjab: Gold


2011: N.C. Sharma Memorial Federation Cup Women Boxing Championships, Uttarakhand: Gold


2011: 1st UBA Cup Women Boxing Tournament, Hisar Haryana: Gold


2012: 13th Senior Women National Boxing Championships Guwahati, Assam: Bronze


2010: S.H.N.C. Sharma Memorial Federation Cup Women Boxing Championships: Silver


2010: 11th Senior Women National Boxing Championships at Thrissur, Kerala: Gold


2009: 4th Junior Women National Boxing Championship 2009, Patna, Bihar: Gold