The first super heavyweight (91kg and above) Indian boxer to qualify for Olympic Games, veteran Satish Kumar on Monday credited a secret pl...
The first super heavyweight (91kg and above) Indian boxer to qualify for Olympic Games, veteran Satish Kumar on Monday credited a secret ploy and some good fortune as he earned his first trip to the quadrennial event of his decade-long career.
Kumar is an Asian Games bronze-medallist (2014), a Commonwealth Games silver-winner (2018) and a two-time bronze-winner at the Asian Championships (2015 and 2019). He qualified for his maiden Olympics – in Tokyo later this year – by reaching the semi-finals at the ongoing Asia/Oceania Qualifiers in Amman, Jordan late Sunday night.
Having dominated India’s super-heavyweight scene, Satish sets sights on Olympic glory
“This would be my first Olympic Games, I don’t have words to express how happy I am. Add to this, I am the first Indian super heavyweight to qualify for an Olympics. That’s quite something,” Kumar told PTI in a telephonic interview from Amman, Jordan.
“I count myself so lucky. Luck has been on my side for the last couple of years. It has played a huge role in where I am today,” he added.
The 30-year-old has been India’s go-to man in the category, representing the country at major events almost exclusively for a decade now.
“I have toiled so much for so many years, won medals here and...
