Satish Kumar (boxer)

Satish Kumar (born 4 May 1989) is an Indian amateur boxer from Bulandshahr. He won the bronze medal at the 2014 Asian Games at Incheon in the super heavyweight category[1] and is the first Indian boxer to qualify for the Olympics in the super heavyweight category.[2]

Satish Kumar
Personal information
NationalityIndian
Born (1989-05-04) 4 May 1989
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) (2014)
WeightSuper heavyweight (+91 kg)
Sport
SportBoxing

Personal and 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.[3] He didn't even know what boxing was at the time, thinking that WWE was boxing citing that he had heard of The Undertaker and John Cena.[4]

Awards

He was awarded by the Government of India , the prestigious Arjuna Award in (2018).[5]

References
  1. "Asian Games 2014: Satish Kumar fails to advance, settles for bronze in 91 kg boxing". Indian Express. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  2. "Lovlina, Ashish and Satish earn their Olympics berth". Olympic Channel. 11 May 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  3. "History-maker Satish Kumar at the ntion's service". Olympic Channel. 11 May 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  4. "How Satish Kumar blurred the lines between WWE and boxing". Olympic Channel. 11 May 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  5. "National Sports Awards 2018". The Hindu.


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