Ashish Kumar

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Achanta Sharath Kamal advances to third round; Bhavani Devi, Sumit Nagal exit on day three

Check out some photos from day three of the Tokyo Olympics 2020.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Boxer Ashish Kumar exits after losing opening round to China's Erbieke Touheta in 75 kg bout

Ashish Kumar went down 0-5 in the bout, which could have been way closer had he turned it up a little bit earlier.

Tokyo Olympics 2020, Form Guide: Tracking Ashish Kumar's performances over last two years

Firstpost.com takes a quick look at boxer Ashish Kumar's performances over the past two years, and charts his journey towards securing Olympic qualification.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: From Amit Panghal to MC Mary Kom, meet India's nine boxing gems at Games

From Amit Panghal to MC Mary Kom, here are nine Indian boxers who will go for glory at Tokyo Olympics 2020,

Asian Boxing Championships: Mary Kom, Sakshi through to final, Monika, Simranjit Kaur and Jaismine win bronze

While six-time world champion Mary Kom prevailed 4-1 over Mongolia's Lutsaikhan Altantsetseg, two-time youth world champion Sakshi upstaged top-seeded Kazakh Dina Zholaman 3-2.

Asian Boxing Championships: Shiva Thapa secures medal with quarter-final win, Mohammed Hussamuddin loses

Thapa prevailed 5-0 in a lop-sided clash to set up a showdown with defending champion and top seed Bakhodur Usmonov of Tajikistan. Usmonov outclassed John Paul Panuayan.

'Got some much-needed rest': Olympic-bound Boxer Ashish Kumar on way back after COVID recovery in Spain

Sangwan and Hussamuddin returned to India with the rest of the team after testing negative. Ashish, however, was quarantined in his hotel room in Castellon.

Boxam International: Indian men's team hit by COVID-19 as three boxers forced to withdraw from finals

Olympic-bound Ashish Kumar (75kg) tested positive for the virus and as a result of being his roommates, Mohammed Hussamuddin (57kg) and Sumit Sangwan (81kg) were forced to withdraw from the finals on Sunday night.

Simranjit Kaur through to final, MC Mary Kom wins bronze after semi-final defeat

Joining Simranjit in the last-four stage was debutant Jasmine (57kg) and Asian champion Pooja Rani (75kg).

Boxam International Tournament: India's Satish Kumar, Ashish Kumar enter semi-finals

Also advancing to the last-four round was Sumit Sangwan (81kg) after a 4-1 triumph over Mohor El Ziad of Belgium.