Vijender Singh Current Affairs, GK & News

C A Kuttappa becomes India’s new chief boxing coach for men

December 27, 2018

Dronacharya awardee C A Kuttappa has taken over as India’s chief boxing coach at the ongoing national camp. Kuttappa is credited with shaping some of the country’s most successful boxers such as Vijender Singh, M Suranjoy Singh and Shiva Thapa, among others. He took over from veteran coach SR Singh at the beginning of the ..

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

September 2, 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 ..

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

October 12, 2017

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, occupying the position for two decades before he was handed charge of the women campers earlier in 2017. He was the chief coach when India won its ..

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

November 5, 2011

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 bronze at the event

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Current Affairs : Awards Update : July August 2009

August 17, 2009

August 15, 2009: President’s Award to 23 scholars of Sanskrit, Pali/Prakrit, Arabic and Persian languagesHere is a list of some scholars who get President award this year.Sanskrit : Kompella Ramasuryanarayana, Vachaspati Sharma Tripathi, Ramakant Shukla, Vishwa Murti Shastri, NS Anatha Rangachar, N Gopala Panicker, Sudyumna Acharya, Keshao Ramarao Joshi, Bhagaban Panda, Kamal Anand, Badri Prasad ..

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