Olympics | Debutants fight for glory as boxing competitions kick off


PARIS, July 27 (Xinhua) -- The preliminaries of boxing events at the 2024 Paris Olympics Games kicked off at the North Paris Arena on Saturday with 36 boxers, mainly Olympic first timers, fighting for 18 seats for the next round.

Indian boxer Preeti, the bronze medalist of Hangzhou Asian Games last year, cruised past her Vietnamese rival Thi Kim Anh Vo with a 5-0 victory.

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