Jai Bhagwan (born 11 May 1985), is a two-time Asian Championships medallist and a bronze winner at the

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who also represented India in

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in the lightweight (60 kg) division at the

2012 London Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

. Bhagwan qualified for the London Games by reaching the quarterfinals of the

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. He was coached by the Indian Boxing Coach Gurbaksh Singh Sandhu. In 2011, he appeared in a reality game show hosted by

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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. On 2 August 2012, Bhagwan was defeated by Kazakh fighter

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in the last 16.

References

External links

Jai Bhagwan, Profile
International Boxing Association {{DEFAULTSORT:Bhagwan, Jai Indian male boxers 1985 births Living people People from Bhiwani People from Hisar district Boxers from Haryana Olympic boxers for India Contestants on Indian game shows Boxers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for India Place of birth missing (living people) Boxers at the 2006 Asian Games Asian Games boxers for India Lightweight boxers Recipients of the Arjuna Award Medallists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in boxing