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Satish Kumar becomes India’s first super heavyweight boxer to qualify for Olympics

Veteran Indian boxer Satish Kumar recently became the first super heavyweight (+91kg) Indian boxer to qualify for the Olympic Games. Satish Kumar is a bronze-medallist in 2014 Asian...

March 10, 2020

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...

September 23, 2019

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...

September 2, 2018

Naman Tanwar wins gold at Galym Zharylgapov Boxing Tournament

Indian boxers have claimed three gold, a silver and a bronze medal at the 2017 Galym Zharylgapov Boxing Tournament in Karaganda, Kazakhstan. In the event that concluded on...

December 25, 2017

Mary Kom won gold medal in 48kg category at 2017 Asian women’s Boxing Championships

48kg category Indian boxer M C Mary Kom won gold medal in 48kg category at Asian women’s Boxing Championships by defeating North Korea’s Kim Hyang Mi in Ho...

November 8, 2017

Gurbax Singh Sandhu honoured with 2017 National Awards for senior citizens.

Indian boxing coach Gurbax Singh Sandhu has been honoured with the 2017 National Awards for senior citizens by President Ramnath Kovind. Sandhu was India’s longest-serving men’s national coach,...

October 12, 2017

Klitschko defeats Charr, retains WBC heavy weight title

Vitali Klitschko of Ukraine defeated Manuel Charr of Germany to retain his WBC heavyweight title.  The medical team and the referee stopped the bout 56 seconds before the...

September 13, 2012

Sports GK Objective Questions for 2012 Examinations

1. In which among the following games / sports, Tintu Luka has carved out a niche for herself? [A]Badminton [B]Table Tennis [C]Athletics [D]Archery Athletics Tintu Luka is an...

May 13, 2012

Vijender Singh won gold at the World Police and Fire Games in New York

Vijender Singh won gold and also won the Best Boxer award at the World Police and Fire Games in NewYork Vijender won two golds, two silvers and a...

November 5, 2011

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