Parveen Hooda is an Indian amateur boxer who competes in women’s boxing. In 2023, she won the bronze medal in the women’s 57kg boxing semifinals at the 19th Asian Games.
Wiki/Biography
Parveen Hooda was born on Saturday, April 15, 2000, in Roorkee, Rohtak, Haryana, India (age 23; as of 2023). Her zodiac sign is Aries. She attended lovely professional university.
Parveen Hooda’s childhood photos with her parents and younger brother
appearance
Height: 5′8″
Weight (approximately): 60kg
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
Body measurements (approximately): 32-28-32
family
Parents and siblings
Her father’s name is Lakhpat Singh. In March 2023, her father was diagnosed with cancer. Her mother’s name is Neelam. She has a brother named Ravi Hooda.
Parveen Hooda and her parents
Parveen Hooda and her brother
husband
She is unmarried.
Profession
While studying at school, she became interested in boxing. In 2011, she heard the town announcer announcing that Sarpanch Sudhir Hooda was setting up a boxing academy in her village, Rurki, in Rohta Near Rohtak. Despite her family’s financial difficulties, she fervently begged her father to enroll her in school. However, the academy does not charge any fees from its students. In 2016, she participated in the Junior Nations Cup in Ruma, defeating boxer Velma Virtanen. In 2017, she participated in the finals of the Ahmed Khomet Youth Championship; however, she lost the competition. She competed against Ankushita Boro in the 2022 Indian National Championship. In 2023, she participated in the 19th Asian Games and lost to two-time world champion and Taiwanese boxer Lin Yuting in the women’s 57kg semi-finals.
In 2023, she qualified to represent India in the 2024 Paris Olympics. Her position in the game is orthodox.
medal
- 2017: National Youth Championship Gold Medal
- 2019: South Asian Games gold medal
- 2019: International Presidents Cup Silver Medal
- 2019: Ahmed Komet Championship Silver Medal
- 2020: Gold Medal at India’s Khelo Youth Games
- 2021: Gold Medal at the 5th National Women’s Elite Boxing Championships
Parveen Hooda wins gold medal at 5th National Women’s Elite Boxing Championship 2021
- 2022: Gold Medal in the 71st All India Police Wrestling Championships (AIPWC)
Gold medal 🥇ITBP boxers shone at the 71st All India Police Wrestling Cluster (AIPWC) in Pune. ITBP won the Women’s Boxing Championship trophy with 6 gold medals, 1 silver medal and 4 bronze medals.#himwells @ITBP_official pic.twitter.com/PlWqGxZmNh
— Parveen Hooda (@BoxerHooda) November 20, 2022
- 2022: Women’s World Boxing Championship Bronze Medal
Parveen Hooda after winning bronze medal at Women’s World Boxing Championship 2022
- 2023: Bronze medal in the 19th Asian Games
Favorites
- Snacks: ice cream, chocolate
Facts/Trivia
- She revealed in an interview that in the early days of her boxing career, her father did not want her to pursue boxing as a career; however, her mother has always supported her.
- Inspired by boxers Mary Kom and Vijender Singh, she realized her dream of becoming a boxer.
- She once said that if she had not become a boxer, she would have become a police officer.
- In December 2022, she was promoted to the rank of sergeant by the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP).
Pamoshin plays Head Constable @ITBP_official pic.twitter.com/78cw8fBDVm
— Parveen Hooda (@BoxerHooda) December 3, 2022
Categories: Biography
Source: HIS Education