Jai Bhagwan Explained

Jai Bhagwan
Nationality:Indian
Birth Date:1985 5, df=yes
Birth Place:Hisar district, Haryana, India[1]
Height:169 cm
Weight:60 kg
Weight Class:Lightweight
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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]

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 a reality game show hosted by Shahrukh Khan called and was one of the finalists.

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he defeated Andrique Allisop of Seychelles 18-8 in the opening round on 29 July 2012.[5] On 2 August 2012, Bhagwan was defeated by Kazakh fighter Gani Zhailauov in the last 16.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Duggal . Saurabh . Warriors of the Ring . 11 October 2018 . . 7 July 2012 . https://archive.today/20180304143327/https://www.hindustantimes.com/brunch/warriors-of-the-ring/story-wBUJzFAUzZS0Ij3YiFSuiK.html . 4 March 2018 . live . dmy-all .
  2. Web site: Jai Bhagwan - Boxing - Olympic Athlete | London 2012 . 2012-07-28 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120730190238/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/jai-bhagwan-1020748/ . 2012-07-30 .
  3. Web site: Third time lucky for boxer Jai Bhagwan. 9 July 2012. .
  4. News: Profile: Jai Bhagwan . . 26 July 2012 . 29 July 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120817152144/http://sports.ndtv.com/olympics-2012/india/profiles/item/193845-london-olympics-2012-profile-jai-bhagwan-boxing . 17 August 2012 . dead .
  5. News: Jai Bhagwan storms into second round of 60kg event . 30 July 2012.
  6. Web site: Indian pugilist Jai Bhagwan boxed out. The Times of India. 2 August 2012.