India Bags 4 Medals at World Boxing 2025, Rajgir Academy Gets AHF Nod

At the 2025 World Boxing Championship in Liverpool, Jasmine Lamboria (57 kg) and Meenakshi Hudda (48 kg) became world champions, while Nupur Shyoran (80+ kg) won silver and Olympian Pooja Rani (80 kg) won bronze.

• In boxing, India’s Jasmine Lamboria created history by winning the gold medal at the 2025 World Championship in Liverpool, United Kingdom. The Commonwealth Games medalist defeated Poland’s Julia Seremeta by a 4-1 split decision in the fiercely contested women’s 57 kg final.
• 24-year-old Meenakshi Hudda defeated Kazakhstan’s Paris 2024 bronze medalist Nazym Kyzaibay 4-1 to claim the women’s 48 kg title.
• India concluded its campaign at the 2025 World Boxing Championship in Liverpool on 14 September 2025 with four medals, including two gold.

Major medal winners

• India’s women boxers performed brilliantly in the championship, winning a total of three medals. Jasmine Lamboria (57 kg) and Meenakshi Hudda (48 kg) became world champions, while Nupur Shyoran (80+ kg) won silver and Olympian Pooja Rani (80 kg) won bronze.
• With their victories, Jasmine and Meenakshi became the first Indian champions under World Boxing – the new governing body of the sport.
• Earlier, Mary Kom, Nikhat Zareen, Lovlina Borgohain, and other boxers had been crowned world champions in tournaments organized by the old governing body.

World Boxing Championship 2025

• The World Boxing Championship 2025 was held from 04 to 14 September 2025 at Liverpool Arena in Liverpool, England. More than 540 boxers from 68 countries competed.
• Twelve women boxers from the Dominican Republic, Nigeria, Fiji, the Philippines, and the entire five-member French women’s team were excluded from the event for missing the deadline to share results of genetic sex testing.

Rajgir Sports Academy of Bihar affiliated to Asian Hockey Federation

• Rajgir Sports Academy in Nalanda district of Bihar has received official affiliation from the Asian Hockey Federation (AHF), the announcement of which was made by Tayyab Ikram, President of the International Hockey Federation (FIH).
• The announcement was made during a panel discussion titled ‘Grassroots to Glory’ held on the final rest day of the Asian Cup 2025 at Rajgir Sports Complex.
• During a conversation with Ravindran Shankaran, Director General and CEO of Bihar State Sports Authority, he said, “On behalf of global hockey, I announce today that Rajgir Sports Academy has officially received affiliation from the Asian Hockey Federation from today. FIH supports this.”
• Located in the Rajgir Sports Complex spread over 90 acres in Nalanda district of Bihar, this academy provides facilities for 22 other sports in addition to hockey.
• Former captain of the Indian women’s team, Rani Rampal, urged players to take full advantage of these facilities and the opportunity to watch the Indian team play.

Rajgir Sports Academy

• Last August, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar inaugurated Bihar’s first sports academy in Rajgir, which is a part of the international sports complex and Bihar Sports University.
• Constructed on 90 acres of land at a cost of ₹740 crore, the international sports complex will serve as a training site for 24 sports simultaneously. All facilities including training, accommodation, and medical facilities will be provided in the same complex. The establishment of this complex in Rajgir was announced in 2007.
• The complex includes a main cricket stadium as well as eight smaller stadiums, a world-class sports library, and training centers for various sports. The main stadium will have a seating capacity of about 50,000 spectators, while the smaller stadiums will have seating for 10,000 spectators.
• This project is not limited to cricket only, but also includes facilities for athletics, football, hockey, volleyball, kabaddi, and many other sports. In addition, a state-of-the-art hospital, fitness center, and sports research facilities are also proposed.
• The state government had approved the establishment of Bihar Sports University in July 2021.