Jai Bhagwan

Jai Bhagwan (born 11 May 1985), is a two-time Asian Championships medallist and a bronze winner at the 2010 Commonwealth Games who also represented India in Boxing in the lightweight (60 kg) division at the 2012 London Olympics.[2][3]

Jai Bhagwan
Bhagwan (left) receiving the Arjuna Award in 2014
Personal information
NationalityIndian
Born (1985-05-11) 11 May 1985
Hisar district, Haryana, India[1]
Height169 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
SportBoxing
Weight classLightweight
Medal record
Men's Boxing
Representing  India
Commonwealth Games
2010 delhi Lightweight

Bhagwan qualified for the London Games by reaching the quarterfinals of the 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Baku.[4] He was coached by the Indian Boxing Coach Gurbaksh Singh Sandhu.

In 2011, he appeared in reality game show, hosted by Shahrukh Khan called Zor Ka Jhatka: Total Wipeout and was one of the finalists.

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, in a dominating performance, he thrashed Andrique Allisop of Seychelles 18—8 in the opening round on 29 July 2012.[5] On 2 August 2012, Jai Bhagwan lost to Kazakh fighter Gani Zhailauov at the London Olympics in the last 16.[6]

References
  1. Duggal, Saurabh (7 July 2012). "Warriors of the Ring". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 4 March 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 28 July 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Third time lucky for boxer Jai Bhagwan". India Today. 9 July 2012.
  4. "Profile: Jai Bhagwan". NDTV. 26 July 2012. Archived from the original on 17 August 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
  5. "Jai Bhagwan storms into second round of 60kg event". 30 July 2012.
  6. "Indian pugilist Jai Bhagwan boxed out". Retrieved 2 August 2012.
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