Tokyo Olympian boxer Simranjit Kaur is back in the boxing ring after nine months break, after contemplating giving up the sport when she was overlooked for last year’s Paris Olympics. The 29-year-old went to the previous Tokyo Olympics, but when a younger boxer, Jaismine Lamboria went to the French capital in the women’s 57kg category, Simranjit was left disappointed. “I took a break because I was disheartened due to lack of chances. When I didn’t make the cut for the Paris Olympics qualifiers, I thought of giving up the sport,” Simranjit told The Indian Express on the sidelines of the ongoing women’s nationals. Story continues below this ad Break from boxing Simranjit was part of the national camp for both the 2022 Asian Games and the 2024 Paris Olympics. However, Jaismine was picked for the continental mega event, which served as qualifiers for the latter. “When Jaismine didn’t qualify for Olympics through the Asian Games, I expected that my name would come up for the subsequent qualifiers but that was not to be,” rued Simran. …