Tag: Amit Panghal
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AEB: Indian male pugilists get into the act as five women reach finals
Minakshi (52kg), Parveen (63kg), Lovlina (75kg), Saweety (81kg) and Alfiya (+81kg) made it to the summit clash in their respective weight category
November 10, 2022 -
CWG 2022: Amit Panghal, Jaismine Lamboria advance to semi-final, assure medals for India
Former world No 1 Amit, who had to settle for a silver medal at Gold Coast 2018, beat young Scottish boxer Lennon Mulligan 5-0 in his quarter-final to storm into the semi-finals of the men's flyweight 51kg boxing event at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC) in Solihull.
August 5, 2022 -
BFI recommends Amit, Vikas for Khel Ratna Award
The two recommendations for Dronacharya Award were coaches Chhote Lal Yadav and Mohammad Ali Qamar.
June 1, 2020 -
Amit Panghal requests Rijiju to get rid of ‘British era’ system where achievers applied for award
The Sports Ministry is currently accepting nominations from various national sports federations for the National Sports Awards.
May 15, 2020 -
Amit Panghal qualifies for Olympics; enters Asian Qualifiers semis
The top-seeded Indian, who is the reigning Asian Games and Asian Championships gold-medallist, prevailed in a 1-4 split verdict against Paalam.
March 9, 2020 -
Asian Boxing Olympic Qualifiers: Amit Panghal one win away from qualification
Amit Panghal looked completely out of gas in the third round but managed to keep his guard up while landing accurate punches.
March 7, 2020 -
Amit Panghal conferred ‘Gaurav Award’ in UK
Speaking after receiving the Haryana Gaurav Award, Amit Panghal said "I'm highly obliged to be honoured among British diaspora."
November 11, 2019 -
Don’t want award for myself, but please honour my coach: Amit Panghal
Panghal became the first Indian boxer to claim a silver medal at the just-concluded World Championships in Ekaterinburg, Russia. He is also an Asian Games and Asian Championships gold-medallist.
September 22, 2019 -
Amit Panghal becomes first Indian male boxer to bag World Championships silver
The 23-year-old Indian pugilist lost 0-5 to Zorikov but the scoreline was hardly a reflection of the fight he put on against his Uzbekistani opponent.
September 22, 2019 -
AIBA World Boxing Championships: Amit Panghal, Manish Kaushik in semis
Panghal and Kaushik join Vijender Singh, Vikas Krishan, Shiva Thapa and Gaurav Bidhuri as the only other Indian boxers to have medalled at this prestigious event.
September 19, 2019 -
India Open: Mary Kom, Shiva Thapa, Amit Panghal win gold
Mary Kom brought all her experience to the fore to blow away the challenge of Vanlal Duati to script a facile 5-0 win. This was the London Olympic bronze medallist's second gold from the India Open, adding to the 48kg gold she won last year in New Delhi.
May 25, 2019 -
India Open semifinals: Mary Kom beats Nikhat Zareen; Sachin Siwach upsets Gaurav Solanki
Asian Games gold medallist Amit Panghal (52-kg) and four-time Asian Championships medallist Shiva Thapa (60-kg) were the other gold medal hopes who faced no hassles on their way to the final.
May 24, 2019 -
Amit Panghal cries foul, says coach Anil Kumar deserved Dronacharya Award
Boxing Federation of India (BFI) had recommended elite Indian coaches Sandhya Gurung and Shiv Singh for this year's Dronacharya Award beside sending the names of Panghal and Gaurav Bidhuri for the prestigious Arjuna Award.
May 1, 2019 -
Pooja Rani gets India another gold at Asian Boxing Championships
Pooja defeated reigning World Champion Wang Lina in the final to claim top honours in the 81-kg weight category. This was her third medal at this prestigious tournament after a silver in 2012 and a bronze in 2015.
April 26, 2019 -
Amit Pangal clinches gold at Asian Boxing Championships
The 23-year-old, who was participating in his maiden international competition since moving up to 52kg from 49kg earlier this year, had come into the tournament on the back of a gold at the Strandja Memorial Tournament in February.
April 26, 2019 -
Challenging task to play in new category: Amit Panghal
The Rohtak-born pugilist was forced to shift to the new category as the 49 kg was dropped from the Olympic programme last month by the AIBA, amateur boxing's world governing body.
April 19, 2019 -
Asian Games 2018: Amit bags gold in men’s boxing
Despite facing one of the best boxers in the world in his weight category, Amit matched his opponent blow for blow throughout the bout.
September 1, 2018