She was influenced by her older twin sisters who were trained in martial arts. “After realising that the form of martial art we have been practising is not a recognised Olympic sport, I decided to go for boxing.” She took up the sport seriously after Indian boxing coach Padum Boro recognised her talent during a trial at the Sports Authority of India. “Boxing is everything for me. Aside from the tactical or technical aspect of it, boxing taught me the lesson to be a better person. One thing I’ll always cherish is that boxing gave me the power to embrace my failure.
She says that she used to lack confidence at the start of her career. “I wasn’t psychologically strong during the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast [Australia]. You always need to work hard but staying strong psychologically is very important. For that, I started meditating. I use meditation apps and also YouTube videos to practise.
Source :-https://olympics.com
