Manish Kaushik

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Amit Panghal among four who get byes as Indian boxers get tough overall draw

An unprecedented nine Indian boxers would be vying for medals at the showpiece, where none could secure a podium finish in the 2016 edition.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: High-Performance Director Santiago Nieva confident of 'stronger performance' from Indian boxers

Nine Indian boxers are taking part in Tokyo Olympics 2020.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Indian boxing contingent to leave for Games from Italy on 17 July

An unprecedented nine Indian pugilists have qualified for the Tokyo Olympics, including five men and four women.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Sports Ministry seeks MEA’s help to get Neeraj Chopra and other overseas-based athletes vaccinated

The sportspersons include javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, who is based in Uppasala in Sweden, boxers Manish Kaushik, Satish Kumar, Pooja Rani and Simranjeet Kaur who are in Assisi, Italy, and wrestlers Ravi Dahiya and Deepak Punia, who are in Russia.

Mann ki Baat: PM Narendra Modi hails struggles of India's Olympic-bound athletes, pays tribute to Milkha Singh

Asian Boxing Championships: Indian contingent reaches Dubai after delayed flight landing due to incomplete paperwork

The tournament starts on Monday with the draws lined up for Sunday. It is the only major competition that the boxers will get before the July-August Olympics given the COVID-19 restrictions in place around the globe.

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.

Boxam International: Manish Kaushik strikes gold; unlucky Simranjit Kaur among five silver medallists

Simranjit could not take the ring against Rashida Ellis after her semis opponent — Kiria Tapia of Puerto Rico — tested positive for COVID-19, thereby forcing organisers to stop the Indian from competing despite her negative test.

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.

Vikas Krishan, Manish Kaushik enter semi-finals of Boxam International Tournament, Amit Panghal eliminated

Olympic-bound Vikas and Manish, both bronze-winners from the world championships and the Commonwealth Games, joined Mohammed Hussamuddin (57kg) in the last-four stage.