Overview

• Lamboria beat Poland’s Julia Szeremeta 4-1 to clinch the 57kg world title at the inaugural World Boxing championships in Liverpool.
• India closed with four medals led by two golds from Lamboria and Minakshi Hooda, with Hooda defeating Kazakhstan’s Nazym Kyzaibay 4-1 in the 48kg final, plus silver for Nupur Sheoran and bronze for Pooja Rani.
• The haul is described as India’s best at a world championships held outside the country for the women’s team.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Lamboria on X as athletes received public honours following their return.
• Profiles highlight Lamboria’s Bhiwani lineage linked to Hawa Singh, recovery from COVID and a Paris Olympic setback, eight months of preparation at the Army Sports Institute in Pune, her 2021 enlistment as an Indian Army hawaldar, and the pivotal role of mothers backing Haryana boxers such as ITBP constable Minakshi Hooda.