Ashish Kumar (boxer)
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| Weight(s) | 75 kg (165 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Indian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 July 1994[1] Dhanotu, Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stance | Orthodox | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ashish Kumar (born 18 July 1994) is an Indian amateur boxer who competes in the middleweight category. He won a silver medal at the 2019 Asian Championships and a gold medal at 2019 Thailand Open International Boxing Tournament held in Bangkok. He also won bronze medal at 2020 Asia/Oceania Olympics Qualifier and represented India in middleweight category at 2020 Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.
Early and personal life[]
Ashish Kumar was born on 18 July 1994 in Dhanotu village, Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh to Bhagat Ram Dogra and Durga Devi.[1] His father was a farmer and played kabaddi at the national level. Kumar was inspired to take up boxing by his brothers and cousins who have competed at national and international levels in Boxing, Wrestling and Wushu.[2][3]
Kumar's father passed away a month before Kumar competed at the 2020 Olympic Qualification Tournament in Amman, Jordan. He went on to reach semifinals of the event and won a bronze medal and therefore qualified for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.[2]
Career[]
Kumar won his first National Games Gold medal in 2015 in Kerala. He won his debut international medal as a silver medal at the 2019 Asian Amateur Boxing Championships in Bangkok in the middleweight category.[4] He won Gold medal in 2019 at Thailand Open International Boxing Tournament held in Bangkok. He played in middleweight category for Gujarat Giants in maiden Big Bout Indian Boxing League held in 2019. Gujarat Giants won the league and Ashish Kumar was declared Player of the Tie in the final match. In March 2020, Kumar reached the semifinals of the 2020 Asia & Oceania Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament in Amman, Jordan and qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics.[5][6] He is the first boxer ever from Himachal Pradesh to qualify for Olympics.
Awards and Recognition[]
- Parshuram Award (2019): Parshuram Award is the highest award in the field of sports given by Himachal Pradesh Government. It was presented to Ashish Kumar by the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh on the occasion of 49th statehood day.
References[]
- ^ a b "Ashish Kumar". India Boxing. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
- ^ a b R, Vishal (20 March 2020). "Boxing: Overcoming father's death before Olympic qualifiers, rejuvenated Ashish Kumar packs a punch". Scroll.in. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
- ^ Gurung, Anmol (29 July 2019). "Boxer Ashish Kumar geared up for big, bad world". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
- ^ Bhatt, Gaurav (31 July 2019). "Ashish Kumar: A gold & new-found confidence". The Indian Express. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
- ^ Pitts, Andre (9 March 2020). "Lovlina, Ashish and Satish win quarters clashes to qualify for 2020 Olympics". Olympic Channel. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
- ^ Sarangi, Y. B. (3 April 2020). "Ashish Kumar learning from Vijender's game". The Hindu. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
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