Ashish Kumar (boxer)
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.
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Early and personal life
Kumar was born on 18 July 1994 in Dhahotu village, Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh.[1] His father Bhagat Ram, a farmer, played kabaddi at the national level. Kumar was inspired by his brothers and cousins to take up boxing.[2][3]
Kumar's father died of an illness in February 2020.[2]
Career
Kumar won the silver medal at the 2019 Asian Amateur Boxing Championships in Bangkok in the middleweight category.[4] In March 2020, Kumar reached the semifinals of the 2020 Asia & Oceania Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament in Amman and qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics.[5][6]
References
- "Ashish Kumar". India Boxing. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
- 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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