Preeti Pawar and Jaismine Lamboria won gold medals in women’s boxing at the Commonwealth Games 2026. Both delivered strong performances in their respective finals on Saturday.
Preeti Pawar defeated Canada’s Scarlett Savannah Delgado 5-0 in the women’s 54kg final. This was India’s sixth gold medal of the Games. The 22-year-old dominated the contest from the start. She won all three rounds unanimously. She prevented Delgado from making a comeback. The victory capped a successful campaign for Preeti. She had earlier defeated Zambia’s Catherine Mwape 5-0 in the semifinals. The gold medal adds to a remarkable season for her. She had already won the World Boxing Cup and Asian Championships titles earlier this year.
Shortly after Preeti’s victory, Jaismine Lamboria secured India’s seventh gold medal. She defeated Michaela Walsh in the women’s 57kg final. Jaismine won the closely fought contest by a unanimous decision After the result was announced, both boxers shared a sporting moment. Jaismine raised Walsh’s hand to acknowledge her opponent’s effort.
The performances of Preeti and Jaismine have made the nation proud.
Who Is Preeti Pawar? Meet India’s Commonwealth Games 2026 Boxing Gold Medallist
Preeti Panwar is an Indian boxer. She was born on 23 October 2003. She is a Naib Subedar in the Indian Army. She won the gold medal in the women’s 54 kg category at the 2026 Commonwealth Games. She also won the gold medal at the 2025 World Boxing Cup finals. She won a bronze medal in the same category at the 2022 Asian Games.
Preeti won a gold medal at a state level tournament in Panipat. She also won gold at the Youth National Boxing Championships. She won silver at the 2020 Khelo India Youth Games. She followed that with a gold medal in the 2021 edition. She made her debut at the 2023 IBA Women’s World Boxing Championships in the bantamweight category. At the 2023 Asian Games in Hangzhou, she defeated two-time Asian Amateur Boxing Champion Zhaina Shekerbekova in the quarter-finals. She lost in the semi-finals but won the bronze medal. This performance also secured a quota place for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
At the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, Preeti competed in the 54 kg category. She advanced to the round of 16. She lost to Yeni Arias of Colombia. She had been hospitalized with an illness in the run-up to the Olympics. She had to take a break of nearly two years to recuperate. She returned to competition at the Boxing Federation of India Cup in 2025. She won the gold medal in the 54 kg category at the 2025 World Boxing Cup in New Delhi.
Who Is Jaismine Lamboria? Meet India’s Commonwealth Games 2026 Boxing Gold Medallist
Jaismine Lamboria is a professional boxer from India. She was born on 30 August 2001. She holds the rank of Naib Subedar in the Indian Army. She represented India in the women’s 57 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
She had a remarkable 2025 season. She won gold medals at both the World Boxing Championships and the World Boxing Cup in the 57 kg category. She also won the gold medal in the same category at the 2026 Commonwealth Games.
Her international medal tally includes a bronze in the 57 kg category at the 2021 Asian Amateur Boxing Championships in Dubai. At the 2022 Commonwealth Games, she won bronze in the lightweight category. She also represented India in the women’s 57 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
In the 2025 World Boxing Cup, she won gold in the second stage in Astana and followed it with another gold in the finals in New Delhi. She continued her winning form at the 2025 World Boxing Championships in Liverpool, where she claimed the gold medal. At the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, she defeated England’s Elise Glyn in the quarter-finals. She then beat Rapelang Masalele of Lesotho in the semi-finals. In the final, she secured the gold medal with a unanimous decision victory over Michaela Walsh of Northern Ireland.
FAQs
Q. Who won gold in the women’s 54kg boxing event?
A. Preeti Pawar won the gold medal.
Q. Who did Preeti Pawar beat in the final?
A. She defeated Scarlett Savannah Delgado of Canada.
Q. Who won gold in the women’s 57kg boxing event?
A. Jaismine Lamboria won the gold medal.
Q. Who did Jaismine Lamboria beat in the final?
A. She defeated Michaela Walsh.
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