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The Bhiwani Boxing Club in Bhiwani in the state of Haryana, India came to the limelight in 1982 as four of the five boxers who represented India at the 2000 Summer Olympics are from Bhiwani. The Sports Authority of India coach and boxer Jagdish Singh has been credited with making the Bhiwani Boxing Club, or "BBC" as it is known locally, a ...
Jagdish Singh is an Indian boxer and a boxing coach from Bhiwani district of the Indian state of Haryana. He founded the Bhiwani Boxing Club (BBC) in 2003, which produced four members of the five member boxing team in Beijing Olympics 2008, including the bronze medal winner, Vijender Singh. [1] [2] His five students received Arjun Award.
During this period, Nitu Ghanghas was noticed by renowned coach Jagdish Singh, the founder of the renowned Bhiwani Boxing Club and one of the mentors of Vijender Singh. Nitu, a BA student at the Sri Guru Gobind Singh College, joined the Bhiwani Boxing Club and used to travel 40 km every day on her father’s scooter to train. [8] [9]
Boxing Club or "BBC" as it is known locally. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] Among the 2008 Olympians, Jitender Kumar (Flyweight) (51 kilograms (112 lb)) and Akhil Kumar (54 kilograms (119 lb)) went on to qualify for the quarter-finals, while Vijender Singh (75 kilograms (165 lb)) won a bronze medal and Vikas Krishan Yadav from Bhiwani district won a gold medal in ...
Anthony Frakes, 25, trains at the Cincinnati Golden Gloves for Youth gym five days a week, usually with son Ny'Eir, 6. Competing as Pistol Pete, a 112-pound flyweight, Frakes has a 43-11 amateur ...
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The Bhiwani Boxing Club in Bhiwani, Haryana has produced medalists in various weight classes. [1] [2] Notable performances. India's Mary Kom is a six-time World ...
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