Assistant Sub-Inspector Parveen Hooda of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) has won the Gold Medal in the Women’s 65kg Boxing category at the Asian Games 2026 in Japan, bringing recognition to both India and the force.
The ITBP congratulated ASI Parveen Hooda on her gold-medal-winning performance and hailed her achievement at the continental sporting event. Her success adds another major international medal to her boxing career.
Born on April 15, 2000, in Rurki, Rohtak district, Haryana, Parveen Hooda is an Indian amateur boxer. She competes in the orthodox stance and has represented India at major international boxing competitions.
Hooda has established an international medal record across several major competitions. She won a gold medal in the 60kg category at the 2019 South Asian Games in Kathmandu, followed by another gold in the 63kg category at the 2022 Asian Amateur Boxing Championships in Amman.
At the 2022 World Championships in Istanbul, she secured a bronze medal in the 63kg category. She subsequently won gold at the 2025 World Boxing Cup in New Delhi in the 60kg category.
Her latest achievement at the 2026 Asian Games adds a gold medal in the 65kg category to this record, marking another major international title in her boxing career.
Parveen Hooda also serves as an Assistant Sub-Inspector in the Indo-Tibetan Border Police. Her sporting career has therefore been combined with service in one of India’s Central Armed Police Forces.
Her Asian Games victory represents another achievement for the ITBP, which has personnel participating in competitive sports at national and international levels. The force has congratulated Hooda for bringing laurels to the nation and the organisation.
Hooda’s sporting record includes gold medals at the South Asian Games, Asian Championships and World Boxing Cup, a bronze medal at the World Championships and now a gold medal at the Asian Games.
Her progression across different international competitions has also involved participation in multiple weight categories, with her medals coming in the 60kg, 63kg and 65kg categories.
The 2026 Asian Games gold therefore adds to an established international boxing record for the ITBP athlete. Her victory in the Women’s 65kg category provides another major achievement for Indian boxing and the ITBP at the continental level.
Parveen Hooda’s success at the Asian Games also highlights the contribution of personnel from India’s uniformed forces to the country’s international sporting representation. As an ITBP Assistant Sub-Inspector and an accomplished international boxer, she has combined her service career with participation at major global and continental boxing events.
The gold medal in the Women’s 65kg category marks the latest major achievement in Hooda’s international boxing career and adds another Asian Games title to her growing record of medals for India.
