CWG champion Preeti Pawar sets sights on Asian Games before LA 2028 dream: 'I want Olympic medal now'

Preeti Pawar wins 54kg gold at CWG, celebrates with officials and prepares for Asian Games, aiming for Olympic success while enhancing her boxing strategy.

It’s been a whirlwind week for Preeti Pawar. Having won the 54kg title at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games (CWG), the 22-year-old has been fielding incessant interview requests, congratulatory calls and photo-ops. Shortly after landing in Delhi, the young pugilist, along with the rest of the boxing medallists, met Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, MoS Sports Raksha Khadse and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju for a series of felicitations. Back in her home in Bhiwani, she is sucked into another round of

India's Preeti Pawar celebrates after winning a women's 54kg semifinal boxing match against Zambia's Catherine Mwape at the 23rd Commonwealth Games, in Glasgow. (PTI)