Akash Kumar

Akash Kumar
Personal information
Nationality India
Boxing career
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  India
IBA World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Belgrade Bantamweight

Akash Kumar is an Indian boxer.[1] His first international appearance was competing at the 2021 AIBA World Boxing Championships, winning the bronze medal in the bantamweight event.[2]

Career

Akash won bronze in the 2021 AIBA World Boxing Championships, being the only Indian boxer to place on the podium that year.[3][4] While competing, his mother died, and her death was kept secret from him.[5][6]

Akash won gold at the Boxam Elite International 2026 in the Elite Tournament held at La Nucia, Alicante in Spain.[7]

Awards

References

  1. ^ Roy, Avishek (5 November 2021). "Armed and ready: Boxer Akash Kumar on the twists and turns in his journey". Hindustan Times. New Delhi, India. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  2. ^ "AIBA Men's World Boxing Championships 2021" (PDF). AIBA World Boxing Championships. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  3. ^ Selvaraj, Jonathan (2 November 2021). "Boxing: Akash Kumar overcomes personal tragedy to guarantee Bronze after reaching semifinsld of World Championships". ESPN. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  4. ^ Roy, Avishek (2 November 2021). "Akash Kumar ensures India's first medal at World Boxing Championships". Hindustan Times. New Delhi, India. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  5. ^ Bhatt, Gaurav (2 November 2021). "Boxer becomes national champion, unaware of mother's death back home". The Indian Express. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  6. ^ Bhatt, Gaurav (3 November 2021). "Days after losing mother to lung infection, Akash punches his way to World Championship medal". The Indian Express. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  7. ^ "Boxam Elite International 2026: Lovlina Borgohain wins gold as India finish with 19 medals - full list". Olympics.com.
  8. ^ "TOISA 2021: Neeraj Chopra headlines the list of winners". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. New Delhi: The Times of India. 14 October 2021. Archived from the original on 26 October 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.


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