Sonia Lather
{{Short description|Indian boxer (born 1992)}}
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| birth_place = Jind, Haryana, India
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{{MedalSport | Women's boxing }}
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{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}
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{{MedalSilver|2012 Ulaanbaatar|Bantamweight (54 Kg)}}
{{MedalSilver|2017 Tashkent|Featherweight}}
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Sonia Lather (born 10 February 1992) is an Indian amateur boxer. She was a silver medallist at the 2016 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships, and a twice silver medallist at the Asian Amateur Boxing Championships.
Early life and career
Lather was born on 10 February 1992 in Jind, Haryana, to Prem Singh and Nirmal Devi.{{cite web |title=IBF Registered Boxer's Details |url=http://indiaboxing.in/boxerdetails.php?regno=4878 |publisher=Indian Boxing Federation |access-date=26 August 2018 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20180827185534/http://indiaboxing.in/boxerdetails.php?regno=4878 |archive-date=27 August 2018 |url-status=live}}{{cite news |last1=Nath |first1=Joshua Arpit |title=Sonia Lather Wins Silver Medal In World Boxing Championships. Here's All You Need To Know About Her |url=https://www.indiatimes.com/sports/rio-olympics/sonia-lather-wins-silver-medal-in-world-boxing-championships-here-s-all-you-need-to-know-about-her-255795.html |access-date=26 August 2018 |work=Indiatimes |publisher=Times Internet |date=27 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160912114651/http://www.indiatimes.com:80/sports/rio-olympics/sonia-lather-wins-silver-medal-in-world-boxing-championships-here-s-all-you-need-to-know-about-her-255795.html |archive-date=12 September 2016 |url-status=live}} According to lather, after initially trying kabaddi and wrestling, she started playing boxing when she was 18 years old.{{cite news |last1=Basu |first1=Hindol |last2=Kumar |first2=Vijender |title=Against all odds: Fighting 'inequality', Sonia aims for Asiad glory |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/asian-games/against-all-odds-fighting-inequality-sonia-aims-for-asiad-glory/articleshow/65371837.cms |access-date=26 August 2018 |work=The Times of India (TOI) |agency=TNN |date=12 August 2018 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20180827185706/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/asian-games/against-all-odds-fighting-inequality-sonia-aims-for-asiad-glory/articleshow/65371837.cms |archive-date=27 August 2018 |url-status=live}} She is coached by Anoop Kumar.
Lather won silver medal in the 54 kg division at the 2012 Asian Women's Amateur Boxing Championships after losing by 8–14 in the final to China's Liu Kejia.{{cite news |title=Mary Kom, L Sarita Devi win gold in Asian Boxing |url=https://sports.ndtv.com/boxing/mary-kom-l-sarita-devi-win-gold-in-asian-boxing-championships-1557082 |access-date=26 August 2018 |work=NDTV |agency=Press Trust of India (PTI) |date=25 March 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20180827185857/https://sports.ndtv.com/boxing/mary-kom-l-sarita-devi-win-gold-in-asian-boxing-championships-1557082 |archive-date=27 August 2018 |url-status=live}} Later in the year, she competed at the 2012 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships, where she made first-round exit after losing by 9–18 against {{Interlanguage link|Elena Walendzik|de}} of Germany.{{cite news |title=Mary Kom makes winning start at World Championships |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/olympics-2012/story/mary-kom-makes-winning-start-at-world-championships-102028-2012-05-13 |access-date=26 August 2018 |work=India Today |agency=PTI |date=13 May 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20180827185952/https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/olympics-2012/story/mary-kom-makes-winning-start-at-world-championships-102028-2012-05-13 |archive-date=27 August 2018 |url-status=live}}
At the 2016 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships, Lather entered the quarter-finals after defeating Nomin Deutsch of Germany by 3–0 in the 57 kg division.{{cite news |title=Pooja Rani ousted, no Rio Olympics quota for India's women boxers |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/other-sports/pooja-rani-ousted-no-rio-olympics-quota-for-india-s-women-boxers/story-jw8hTpRfPyJ8ANR5Usq9pL.html |access-date=26 August 2018 |work=Hindustan Times |agency=PTI |date=22 May 2016 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20180827185753/https://www.hindustantimes.com/other-sports/pooja-rani-ousted-no-rio-olympics-quota-for-india-s-women-boxers/story-jw8hTpRfPyJ8ANR5Usq9pL.html |archive-date=27 August 2018 |url-status=live}} She then registered wins over Aneta Rygielska of Poland and Kazakhstan's Aizhan Khojabekova by a scoreline of 3–0 in the quarterfinal and the semifinal respectively.{{cite news |title=Boxing: Sonia Lather reaches World Championships final |url=http://www.espn.in/olympics/story/_/id/15743628/sonia-lather-reaches-world-championships-final |access-date=26 August 2018 |work=Sony ESPN |date=26 May 2016 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20180827190212/http://www.espn.in/olympics/story/_/id/15743628/sonia-lather-reaches-world-championships-final |archive-date=27 August 2018 |url-status=live}} In the final, she had the upper hand in the first round against the top-seed Alessia Mesiano of Italy, but the Italian boxer made comeback in the next three rounds, winning the bout by 2–1.{{cite news |title=Sonia Lather settles for silver after losing AIBA Women's World Championships final |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/sonia-lather-settles-for-silver-after-losing-world-cship-final-2822051/ |access-date=24 August 2018 |work=The Indian Express |agency=PTI |date=29 May 2016 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170421155000/http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/sonia-lather-settles-for-silver-after-losing-world-cship-final-2822051/ |archive-date=21 April 2017 |url-status=live}}
Lather entered the quarter-finals of the 2017 Asian Women's Amateur Boxing Championships after defeating Kurogi Kana of Japan with an attacking play.{{cite news |title=Asian boxing: Sonia, Neeraj in quarters |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/asian-boxing-sonia-neeraj-in-quarters/article19977362.ece |access-date=27 August 2018 |work=The Hindu |agency=PTI |date=3 November 2017 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20180827180531/https://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/asian-boxing-sonia-neeraj-in-quarters/article19977362.ece |archive-date=27 August 2018 |url-status=live}} Her next bout against Nazym Ichshanova of Kazakhstan was closely contested, which she won after a split decision.{{cite news |title=Asian boxing: Sarita and Sonia enter the last four |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/asian-boxing-sarita-and-sonia-enter-the-last-four/article19988035.ece |access-date=27 August 2018 |work=The Hindu |agency=PTI |date=5 November 2017 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20180827180659/https://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/asian-boxing-sarita-and-sonia-enter-the-last-four/article19988035.ece |archive-date=27 August 2018 |url-status=live}} After a unanimous decision victory over Uzbekistan's Yodgoroy Mirzaeva in the semi-final,{{cite news |title=Mary Kom, Sonia enter Asian Championships final |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/mary-kom-sonia-enter-asian-championships-final/article19997671.ece |access-date=27 August 2018 |work=The Hindu |agency=PTI |date=7 November 2017 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20180827183159/https://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/mary-kom-sonia-enter-asian-championships-final/article19997671.ece |archive-date=27 August 2018 |url-status=live}} lather lost the title bout against China's Yin Junhua in a split decision.{{cite news |title=Mary Kom strikes gold at Asian Women's Boxing Championships |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/mary-kom-strikes-gold-at-asian-championships/article20003203.ece |access-date=27 August 2018 |work=The Hindu |agency=PTI |date=8 November 2017 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20180827182503/https://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/mary-kom-strikes-gold-at-asian-championships/article20003203.ece |archive-date=27 August 2018 |url-status=live}}
Lather represented Railways Sports Promotion Board (RSPB) at the 2018 Senior National Boxing Championships in the featherweight division (54–57 kg). She won the championships after defeating Shashi Chopra of Haryana in the final by 5–0.{{cite news |title=National Women's Boxing Championships: Sarjubala, Sonia, Sarita claim gold, RSPB claim team title |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/boxing/national-womens-boxing-championships-sarjubala-sonia-sarita-claim-gold-rspb-claim-team-title/articleshow/62475297.cms |access-date=26 August 2018 |work=TOI |agency=PTI |date=12 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180113095318/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/boxing/national-womens-boxing-championships-sarjubala-sonia-sarita-claim-gold-rspb-claim-team-title/articleshow/62475297.cms |archive-date=13 January 2018 |url-status=live}} After receiving byes in the early rounds of the 2018 Asian Games,{{cite news |title=Asian Games Boxing: Six Indians get bye into pre-quarters, Sonia in QFs |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/asian-games/asian-games-boxing-six-indians-get-bye-into-pre-quarters-sonia-in-qfs/articleshow/65519533.cms |access-date=2 September 2018 |work=TOI |agency=PTI |date=23 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180823225709/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/asian-games/asian-games-boxing-six-indians-get-bye-into-pre-quarters-sonia-in-qfs/articleshow/65519533.cms |archive-date=23 August 2018 |url-status=live}} Lather lost to North Korea's Jo Son-hwa by 0–5 in the quarter-final of the featherweight division. The bout was slow-paced and each boxer was warned once for clinching.{{cite news |title=Asiad 2018: Boxers Sonia, Pavitra lose in quarters |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/asiad-2018-boxers-sonia-pavitra-lose-in-quarters-118082800691_1.html |access-date=2 September 2018 |work=Business Standard |agency=Indo-Asian News Service (IANS) |date=28 August 2018 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20180829172859/https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/asiad-2018-boxers-sonia-pavitra-lose-in-quarters-118082800691_1.html |archive-date=29 August 2018 |url-status=live}}
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Category:Sportswomen from Haryana
Category:AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships medalists
Category:Boxers at the 2018 Asian Games
Category:Asian Games competitors for India
Category:Recipients of the Arjuna Award
Category:South Asian Games gold medalists for India