Jai Bhagwan (boxer)

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NationalityIndian
Born (1985-05-11) 11 May 1985 (age 40)
Height169 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Jai Bhagwan
Bhagwan (left) receiving the Arjuna Award in 2014
Personal information
NationalityIndian
Born (1985-05-11) 11 May 1985 (age 40)
Height169 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
SportBoxing
Weight classLightweight
Medal record
Men's Boxing
Representing  India
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place2010 delhiLightweight

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 Zor Ka Jhatka: Total Wipeout 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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