Pakistan women's national boxing team

The Pakistan women's national boxing team represents Pakistan in international boxing competitions. It is administered by the Pakistan Boxing Federation (PBF). The team competed internationally for the first time at the South Asian Games held in Guwahati, India in 2016.[1][2] It debuted at the continental level at the Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia in 2018.

History

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For the first time, Pakistan send its boxing team to an international competition in 2016. A three-member team; Khoushleem, Rukhsana Parveen and Sofia Javed, competed at the South Asian Games in Guwahati, India in 2016.[1] They returned home with two bronze medals in 60 kg and 75 kg weight categories.[3] In 2018, the team debut at the Asia Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia where it sent a two-member team.[4][5] The team competed at the South Asian Games held in Kathmandu, Nepal in 2019 where it won three bronze medals.

Members

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Members
Name Team (domestic) Competitions Weight Category Medals
Khoushleem Bano South Asian Games: 2016[3] 51 kg[2]
Mehreen South Asian Games: 2019[6] 51 kg[6] Bronze[6]
Razia Bano Aziz Asian Games: 2018[5][7]
South Asian Games: 2019[6]
51 kg[5] -

Bronze[6]

Rukhsana Parveen Asian Games: 2018[5][7]
South Asian Games: 2016,[3] 2019
60 kg[5]
60 kg (2016)[3] 64 kg (2019)
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Bronze (2016,[3] 2019)[6]
Sofia Javed South Asian Games: 2016[3] 75 kg[3] Bronze[3]

Medals

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South Asian Games
Games Gold Silver Bronze Total
  Guwahati (2016) 0 0 2 2
  Kathmandu (2019) 0 0 3 3
Total 0 0 5 5


References

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  1. ^ a b "Pakistan to hold first-ever women boxing championship | Pakistan Today". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. Retrieved 2020-11-13.
  2. ^ a b Ali, Mir Shabbar (2016-02-09). "SAG 2016: Pakistan's first women boxers determined to land big punch". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2020-11-13.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h 12th South Asian Games - Results Punjab Sports Board. Retrieved 14 November 2020
  4. ^ "Pakistan's female boxers to make debut at Asian Games". The Express Tribune. 2018-06-26. Retrieved 2020-11-13.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Pakistan's women boxing team will be done a historical debut in the upcoming Asian Games". ASBCNEWS. Retrieved 2020-11-14.
  6. ^ a b c d e f "Boxing". South Asian Games Nepal 2019. Retrieved 2020-11-14.
  7. ^ a b "Boxing at 2018 Asian Games, Olympic Council of Asia". www.ocagames.com. Retrieved 2020-11-14.