An orthodox patriarchal frame of mind delayed Jaismine’s entry into the ring despite her family’s boxing tradition. “When I was studying in the 10th standard, I told my mother about my passion for the game of boxing, and my mother gave assurance to me that she would try talking to my paternal uncles. Finally, everyone got convinced” said Jaismine.
Well, it was not so difficult though as the sport was in the genetics of Lamborias. Jaismine’s grandfather was retired Indian Army captain Chandra Bhan Lamboria, who used to practice wrestling as well and adding on, one of her great grandfathers was captain Hawa Singh, the only Indian boxer to win consecutive gold medals at the Asian Games and one of the founders of the Bhiwani Boxing Club which produced boxers like Vijender Singh and Akhil Kumar.
Jaismine Lamboria grew up in the district of Bhiwani, the place from where comes the Ace Boxer Vijender Singh, his 2008 Olympics medal came as a huge boost to the boxing sport in Bhiwani. Needless to say, that now it’s known as the ‘mini Cuba’ in India because of its boxing clubs.
Talking to The Daily Guardian during the felicitation ceremony of CWG 2022 medalist and participants from Haryana by the state government, Nitu said, “While I was growing up, there was so much boxing talked around me. I was sure that I had to become a boxer only and started testing my capabilities by playing the sport.”
Parvinder Singh and Sandeep Singh, Jasmine’s paternal uncles played a major role in the making of Jaismine who run the ‘Lamborias Boxing Academy’. Before the commencement of CWG 2022, the two brothers would travel to New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi stadium to cheer and support their niece Jaismine Lamboria who was competing in the women’s boxing selection trials for the Commonwealth Games.
Finally, their prayers and dedication paid off as on the final day of the selection trials the 21-year-old Jaismine beat 2022 world bronze medalist Parveen Hooda to win the right to represent India in the 60kg category in Birmingham.
Jaismine Lamboria, a graduate was born to Jaivir Singh and Joginder Kaur. Her father Jaivir works as a home guard on a contract basis while her mother is a homemaker. She is an ardent fan of the Sidhu Moosewala and spends her leisure listening to the songs sung by him. She loves to gorge on churma and her daily diet includes milk and curd and expresses her fondness for milk in a hilarious way, “Tabhi toh doodh dahi ka khana, No. 1 Haryana.”
When enquired about her next goal, she said, “I am very positive about National Games which is tentatively scheduled to start in Gujarat next month. Also, the Asian Games 2023 and Paris Olympics 2024 are on my radar too and I am training rigorously and my uncles are making me sweat hard on working my loopholes.”
During the felicitation programme, Haryana’s Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar honored the players with cash prizes and momentos. The gold medalists were given a cash prize of Rs 1 crore 50 lakh, while silver medalists were awarded with Rs 75 lakh and the bronze medalists Rs 50 lakh. On the other hand, the athletes who finished fourth were given an amount of Rs 15 lakh.
Gracing the event, Member of Parliament Kartikeya Sharma presented the torch of The Great India Run 2022 to CM Khattar.