Parveen Hooda storms into Asian Games 65kg final after beating China’s Li Shu

Parveen Hooda stormed into the women’s 65kg final at the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya after beating China’s Li Shu in the semifinal at the Nishio Gymnasium on Tuesday.Parveen produced a dominant performance against Shu, securing a unanimous 5-0 victory. The Indian boxer won all three rounds. The win means the Indian boxer, who had already assured herself of a medal with a 5-0 quarterfinal victory over Uzbekistan’s Navbakhor Khamidova, will now fight for the Asian Games title.The 26-year-old Haryana boxer had received a walkover in the opening round before making a strong statement against Khamidova, a 2025 World Championships silver medallist.Her victory over Li now takes her one step closer to completing a remarkable return to the Asian Games podium, with a gold medal the only prize left to fight for.Parveen had won bronze at the previous edition, a medal that had raised hopes of an Olympic push, but was stripped of it months later after whereabouts failures between April 2022 and March 2023.Asian Games Full Coverage|Medal Tally|ScheduleAfter serving her suspension, she rebuilt her career with gold at the World Boxing Cup Finals in late 2025, only to suffer another setback at the Commonwealth Games, where she lost her opening bout to Sacha Hickey on a split decision.Indian boxing had returned from the Hangzhou Asian Games with four medals - one silver and three bronze.The 2026 campaign has the potential to take that tally higher, with eight Indian boxers entering semifinal bouts in Nagoya and each already assured of a medal.Parveen is one of them, along with Ankush in the men’s 80kg and Narender in the men’s +90kg category, while India also has representation in the other semifinal bouts across the men’s and women’s draws.India will have six boxers in semifinal action tomorrow as the Asian Games boxing competition enters its medal-deciding stage.Priya will face China’s Yang Chengyu in the women’s 60kg category, while Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain takes on Kazakhstan’s Natalya Bogdanova in the women’s 75kg semifinal.In the men’s draws, Kapil Pokhariya will meet Uzbekistan’s Turabek Khabibullaev in the 90kg category, with Indian representation also in the 55kg and 70kg semifinals.Stay updated with the latest Asian Games 2026 news, check the Asian Games medal tally and complete Asian Games schedule.Get the latest Sports News and Live updates. Download the TOI app.