After winning a bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games 2022, Jaismine Lamboriya became the first female boxer to join the Indian Army.
The Indian Army is known for producing champion boxers such as Amit Panghal, Md. Hussamuddin, and Manish Kaushik, but it has never fielded a female boxing team. With Jaismine joining the Indian army, the Army is clearly preparing to field female boxers in national competitions.
Jaismine is making inroads into the boxing world after a strong performance at the World Boxing Championships and a bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games 2022.
With the recent success of Indian female boxers at the international level, the Indian Army is actively recruiting female boxers for their contingent. Other boxers, such as CWG gold medalist Nitu, could be the next to join the army.
Talking to The Bridge, her coach and uncle Sandeep said, “We are all happy and ecstatic with this news. This is a big honour that Jaismine will be joining the Indian Army. The fact that she is the first-ever female boxer to do so, our happiness and pride are magnified now. We wish that she keeps progressing like this and focus is on the Olympics.”
Coming from the hub of boxing Bhiwani, Jaismine took up boxing by looking at her uncles Sandeep and Parvinder who are former national champions and have represented India at the international level.
