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Amit Banghal – India’s First Boxing Medal

September 28 , 2019 2020 days 1696 0
  • Indian boxer Amit Panghal has won a silver medal at World Boxing Championships event held at Ekaterinberg, Russia.
  • He was defeated by Olympic champion Shakhobidin Zoirov of Uzbekistan in the 52 kg category finals.
  • The second-seeded Panghal became the first Indian male boxer to finish second in the world event.
  • Manish Kaushik (63kg) also won Bronze medal in the same event.
  • This is also the first time India has won more than one bronze medal at a single edition of the world championship.
  • Past Winners: Vijender Singh (2009), Vikas Krishan (2011), Shiva Thapa (2015) and Gaurav Bidhuri (2017).

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