New Delhi: Indian pugilist Nikhat Zareen lost in a fierce competition against Asian champion Wu Yu from China at the Paris Olympics 2024. Both the pugilists who are coming into the competition following a changed weight category exchanged some fiesty blows throughout the competition. However, the Indian boxer failed to land decisive blows in her favour to hand over an easy win (5-0).

Nikhat came into the match after a dominant performance over Maxi Carina Kloetzer (5-0) to increase her medal hopes. However, according to the pundits and experts, the Indian pugilist who is making her Olympics debut was handed out a tough draw in the Paris Olympics 2024.

🇮🇳 𝗗𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗡𝗶𝗸𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗭𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻! Nikhat Zareen faces defeat against No.1 seed, Wu Yu in the round of 16, bringing an end to her Olympic campaign.

👏 It was always going to be a difficult match for her but we are extremely proud of the effort she put in during… pic.twitter.com/Jy75GODuaS

— India at Paris 2024 Olympics (@sportwalkmedia) August 1, 2024

The final scorecard of Nikhat Zareen’s match against Wu Yu-

On the other hand, Tokyo Olympics bronze medalist Lovlina Borgohain is set to take on Chinese boxer Li Qian in the last eight of the Women’s Middleweight category on 4th August. Meanwhile, Wu Yu will take on Thai boxer Chuthamat Raksat in the Quarterfinals of the Women’s Flyweight category.

Where to watch the Paris Olympics 2024?

Media outlet Viacom18 has acquired exclusive rights to stream the 2024 Paris Olympics. Naturally, the Paris Olympics 2024 will be telecasted live on the Sports18 networks. The various languages in which the viewers can avail the benefit of the telecast of the Olympics are as follows:

• Sports18 1- English, Tamil and Telegu
• Sports18 2- Hindi

Fans can also watch the Opening Ceremony of the Paris Olympics 2024 for free on the OTT on Jio Cinema across multiple languages.