Boxing has been a source of medals for India at almost every international sporting meet since 2006 including the Olympics Games in 2008 an...
Boxing has been a source of medals for India at almost every international sporting meet since 2006 including the Olympics Games in 2008 and 2012. So when the Indian boxing contingent returned empty-handed from the 2016 Rio Olympics, it was a big disappointment.
With the chaos surrounding the national boxing federation, Vijender Singh’s move to the professional circuit and Mary Kom missing out on the Games, Indian boxing seemed on its way down after 2016 but come the Tokyo Games, thanks to the emergence of a new batch of young boxers and some stability in the national federation, India will field its biggest-ever contingent of nine boxers.
Five male boxers and four female boxers – all of whom who have won medals at the international level will aim to add to India’s tally of two medals in the discipline at the Olympics.
India won a total of six medals across the last men’s and women’s world championships. Five of those medallists are part of the team in Tokyo and will look to match or even better the results at the Olympics.
India's record at Olympics in Boxing
| Edition | Boxer | Medal |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 Beijing Olympics...
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