Mohammed Hussamuddin bags Silver Medal at Strandja Memorial Boxing Tournament

25-year-old Indian boxer hailing from Nizamabad, Telangana Mohammed Hussamuddin clinched the silver medal in the 57-kg category, at the Strandja Memorial Boxing Tournament. The tournament was conducted in the capital city of Bulgaria, Sofia. Hussammudin, who is a Commonwealth Games bronze-winner, lost the final bout to Italy’s Francesco Maietta and settled with the silver. Strandja ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020

Topics: Amit Panghal • Bulgaria • Commonwealth Games • Mohammed Hussamuddin • Nizamabad • Shiva Thapa • Sofia • Sonia Lather • Strandja Memorial Boxing Tournament • Telangana

Amit Panghal becomes first Indian male boxer to qualify for final of World Boxing Championships

Ace Indian boxer Amit Panghal settled for a silver at the AIBA Men’s World Boxing Championships at Ekaterinburg in Russia. He lost to Shakhobidin Zoirov of Uzbekistan Zoirov in flyweight (48-52 kg) category. Though, Panghal created history as he became the first Indian male boxer to qualify for the final of the Championships. He has ..

Topics: AIBA World Boxing Championships • Amit Panghal • Boxers • Boxing • Shakhobidin Zoirov • Sports

ESPN India Multi-Sport Awards 2018

The ESPN Multi-Sport Awards recognised achievements across 11 categories, of which winners across 10 categories were selected by an independent 14-member jury. The Winners are: Sportsperson of the Year (Male) – Neeraj Chopra (Athletics) Sportsperson of the Year (Female) – P V Sindhu (Badminton) Comeback of the Year – Saina Nehwal (Badminton) Coach of the ..

Month: Current Affairs - April, 2019

Category: Sports Current Affairs

Topics: Amit Panghal • Athletics • Badminton • Boxing • Ekta Bhyan • ESPN Multi-Sport Awards 2018 • Football • Jaspal Rana • Neeraj Chopra • P. V. Sindhu • para-athletics • Pradip Kumar Banerjee • Saina Nehwal • Saurabh Chaudhary • Shooting • Table tennis • Women’s 4x400m relay

Amit Panghal wins India’s only boxing Gold at 18th Asian Games 2018

On September 1, Indian boxer Amit Panghal from Haryana won a historic gold after beating Rio Olympics gold medallist Hasanboy Dusmatov in the final of Men’s Light Flyweight 49kg category at the Jakarta Asian Games 2018. It is India’s only boxing gold at the 18th Asiad. With this, Panghal became the 8th Indian boxer to ..

Topics: Amit Panghal • Boxers • Boxing • Hasanboy Dusmatov • Krishan • Mary Kom • Sport in India • Vijender Singh • Vikas • Vikas Krishan Yadav

Mary Kom becomes first Indian woman boxer to win a Commonwealth Gold

In Boxing events at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games 2018, five-time world champion and Olympic Bronze-medallist M C Mary Kom won a gold medal by defeating Northern Ireland’s Kristina O’Hara 5-0 in the 48-kg final on April 14, 2018. With this, Mary Kom has become the first Indian woman boxer to win a Commonwealth Gold. ..

Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018

Topics: Amit Panghal • Asian Games • Boxing • Commonwealth Games • Gaurav Solanki • India at the 2018 Commonwealth Games • Krishan • Manish Kaushik • Mary Kom • Sanjeev Rajput • Vikas Krishan Yadav