Summary
She beat a strong boxer from Chinese Taipei in a close match that went to a split decision. 🤼
India celebrated her win and added another gold to its medal collection. 🎉
Key Points
4 points1
Parveen Hooda won gold in the women’s 65 kg boxing event.
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The final match was decided by a split decision, 3‑2.
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India’s total medals at the Games reached 73.
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Parveen’s win added the second boxing gold for India that day.
New Words to Learn
6 wordssplit decision
when judges choose the winner by a small margin
counter‑punches
quick punches thrown right after the opponent’s hit
jabs
short, straight punches
medal tally
the total number of medals a country has won
Asian Games
a big sports competition for many Asian countries
boxing
a sport where two people wear gloves and try to land punches
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