Pooja Rani Bohra is an Indian boxer. Pooja is the first to qualify for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Wiki/Biography
Pooja Rani Boora was born on Sunday, February 17, 1991, in Nimriwali village, Bhiwani district, Haryana (age 30 years; as of 2021). Her zodiac sign is Aquarius. She became interested in boxing as a teenager. However, it took her about a year to get into the Harvasingh Boxing Academy in Bhiwani. At first, she hid the incident from her father because she was afraid he would scold her. She often stayed away from home, hiding her injuries from her father. Speaking about it in an interview, she said,
If I get injured in training, I don’t go home so no one sees the injury or swelling. “
She further said,
My mom would lie to my dad and tell him I was studying at a friend’s house and I was spending the night at my coach’s house to help relieve the injury. “
When her father came to know about Pooja’s involvement in boxing, he scolded her and stopped her from taking boxing classes. When Pooja’s coach Sanjay Kumar Sheoran came to know about this, he visited her home and requested her father to allow her to participate in the competition. However, her father disagreed. It took Pooja about six months to convince her father to choose boxing as a career option.
Pooja Rani in practice
appearance
Height: 5′8″
Weight (approximately): 75kg
Body measurements (approximately): 34-30-34
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
family
Pooja’s father, Rajbir Singh, is a former sub-inspector. His mother, Damyanti Devi, was a housewife. She has a brother named Arvind Bohra and a sister named Poonam Bohra.
Pooja Rani and her father
Pooja Rani and her mother
Pooja Rani and her brother
Pooja Rani and her sister
Pooja Rani and her family
Profession
Pooja started her boxing career in 2009. In 2009, she participated in the National Youth Boxing Championships and won a silver medal defeating Haryana’s top boxer Preeti Beniwal. Pooja later won a silver medal at the 2012 Asian Boxing Championships.
Pooja Rani after winning Asian Championship 2019
That same year, she won a silver medal at the Arafura Games in Australia. The victory helped her become one of the top contenders to qualify for the 2016 Rio Olympics. However, her defeat at the 2016 AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships resulted in her being disqualified from the Olympics. Pooja also represented India in the 2014 Commonwealth Games. However, she lost the match to British boxer Savannah Marshall. In 2018, she participated in the AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championship, but was eliminated in the first round. In 2020, she defeated Pornipa Chuti in the women’s 75kg quarterfinals of the Asia-Oceania Olympic Qualifications and became the first Indian to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics.
Pooja Rani in boxing match
Apart from boxing, Pooja has also been appointed as Income Tax Inspector with the Haryana government.
medal
International
- Guiyang China Boxing Open Bronze Medal (2011)
- China Boxing Open Silver Medal Guiyang (2011)
- Silver medal at the 6th Asian Women’s Boxing Championships in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia (2012)
- Bronze medal in the 17th Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea (2014)
- Bronze medal at the 3rd Nations Cup in Verbas, Serbia (2014)
- Bronze medal in the 7th Asian Women’s Boxing Championships in Ulanqab, China (2015)
- Gold medal in the 12th South Asian Games, Shillong (2016)
- Bronze medal at the 5th Nations Cup in Ruma, Serbia (2016)
The country’s
- Won a gold medal at the 4th Senior North Zone Boxing Championships in Chandigarh (2009)
- Silver Medal at the 4th National Youth Women’s Boxing Championships in Goa (2009)
- Won gold medal at Federation Cup in Nainital, Uttarakhand (2009)
- Won gold medal at Federation Cup in Nainital, Uttarakhand (2010)
- Won Bronze Medal at the 11th Senior Women’s National Boxing Championships in Thrissur, Kerala (2010)
- All India Inter-University Gold Medal at MLS Udaipur (2011)
- Gold Medal at the 34th National Games held in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand (2011)
- Won silver medal in 12th National Senior Women’s Boxing Championships, MP Bhopal (2011)
- Won a gold medal at the 13th National Senior Women’s Boxing Championships in Guwahati, Assam (2012)
- Won a gold medal at the 14th National Senior Women’s Boxing Championships in Katima, Uttarakhand (2013)
- Won a gold medal at the 16th National Senior Women’s Boxing Championships in Banggaigaon, Assam (2015)
state
- Won a gold medal at the 5th Youth Women’s National Boxing Championships in Balagarh, Faridabad (2009)
- Won Gold Medal at the 8th Senior Girls State Boxing Championships in Bhiwani (2009)
- Won a gold medal at the 9th Senior Women’s National Boxing Championships in Panipat Samalka (2010)
- Won Gold Medal at the 10th Senior Women’s National Boxing Championships at Bucholi, Mahendergarh (2011)
- Won Gold Medal at the 12th Senior Girls State Boxing Championships held at UBA Hisar (2013)
- Won Gold Medal at the 13th Senior Women’s National Boxing Championships in Bhiwani (2014)
- Won gold medal at the 14th Senior Women’s National Boxing Championships in Rohtak (2015)
favorite thing
- Travel destination: Germany
Facts/Trivia
- Pooja enjoys traveling in her spare time.
- She is very particular about her fitness and goes to the gym every day.
Pooja Rani in the gym
- Pooja is a pet lover and owns a pet dog named Jerry.
Pooja Rani’s pet dog
- In 2015, she received the Beam Award for her contribution to boxing.
Pooja Rani wins Bhim Award
- In 2016, Pooja suffered burns on her hands during Diwali celebrations and had to undergo surgery. Due to the surgery, Pooja was out of boxing for 7 to 8 months. She returned to action after recovering, but soon suffered a shoulder injury and was set to be sidelined for another long period.
- In 2021, she appeared on the cover of Kreeda magazine.
Pooja Rani on the cover of Kreeda magazine
- She considers American boxing legend Clarissa Shields to be her idol.
- In an interview, Pooja recalled how she used to hide the bruises and injuries she received during games from her parents. she says,
My parents were firmly against my plans to pursue boxing as a career. My father would say, “Acche Bache Boxing Nahin Khelte (Good boys don’t box).” It was this situation that made me worried that my father would stop me from going to the ring if he saw my injuries. So I would hide my injuries from him and my mother. “
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Source: HIS Education