India, Aug. 24 -- Just before the 2023 Women's World Boxing Championships in Delhi, Nikhat Zareen and I were walking along the tree-lined campus lanes of the training centre for boxers, at the National Institute of Sports campus in Patiala. "We'll meet some close friends here," Zareen said. As if on cue, a group of campus indies came running towards her. She squatted to pat them, greeting each dog by name: Kalu, Kali, Bhura, Bhoori, Rocky, Sweety. "They're the best," she said, smiling. "I like to spend time with them. It reduces my stress immediately. They are pure love." Then she asked the dog named Kali, "What do you think? Will I get a gold medal?" Kali wagged her tail, looking at her with great concentration. "She says she's sure I will...