Satish_Kumar_(boxer)

Satish Kumar (boxer)

Satish Kumar (boxer)

Indian boxer (born 1989)

Subedar Major Satish Kumar [1] (born 4 May 1989) is an Indian amateur boxer and a junior commissioned officer (JCO) of the Indian Army.[2] He won the bronze medal at the 2014 Asian Games at Incheon in the super heavyweight category[3] and silver at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. He is the first Indian boxer to qualify for the Olympics in the super heavyweight category.[4][5][6]

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Early life

Born to a farmer in Bulandshahr who had four sons, Satish Kumar wanted to join the army like his elder brother did. He did so in 2008 as a Sepoy and moved to Ranikhet, where he was spotted for his height during a boxing camp and was urged to give the sport a try.[7][8]

Awards

He was awarded the Arjuna Award by the Government of India in 2018.[9]

References

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    Kasibhatla, Aishwarya (22 July 2021). "Who is Satish Kumar? Age, Records, Biography, Medals, Earnings, Olympics performance". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
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    "Tokyo Olympics: Boxer Satish Kumar advances into the quarter-finals after beating Jamaica's Ricardo Brown". Wion. 29 June 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
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    "Asian Games 2014: Satish Kumar fails to advance, settles for bronze in 91 kg boxing". Indian Express. 2 October 2014. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
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    "Lovlina, Ashish and Satish earn their Olympics berth". Olympic Channel. 11 May 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
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    "Tokyo Olympics : 'आर्मी मैन' बॉक्सर सतीश यादव के परिवार को भी उम्मीद, टोक्यो में जीतेंगे गोल्ड". News18 हिंदी (in Hindi). 30 July 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
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    "Satish Kumar Tokyo Olympics 2021 - Satish Kumar Wiki, Family, Career Info & Achievements". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
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    "History-maker Satish Kumar at the ntion's service". Olympic Channel. 11 May 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
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    "How Satish Kumar blurred the lines between WWE and boxing". Olympic Channel. 11 May 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
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    "National Sports Awards 2018". The Hindu. 25 September 2018.


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