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Manish Kaushik (born 11 January 1996) is an Indian

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who completes in the

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division. He is employed with

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as a

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(JCO). Kaushik won the gold medal at the Doha International Boxing Tournament, in his first international appearance. Two years later, Manish won gold at the 2017 National Boxing Games. Manish Kaushik later went to represent India in

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, winning the silver medal. He represented India in the lightweight division in the

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. Manish hails from the village of Devsar in the

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district of

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. Manish Kaushik won abronze in the 63 kg category at World Championships.

Early life and debut in boxing

Manish Kaushik was born on 11 January 1996 in Devsar village, 5 kilometers (3.1 mi) from

, Haryana in Hindu family. His father, Somdutt Sharma, is a farmer, while his mother is a homemaker. Kaushik did his primary schooling in Devsar, Haryana and secondary schooling in

and finally received a bachelor's degree from Govt. College of Education, Bhiwani. kaushik rose as early as 4 a.m. to balance his training and studies. In order to ensure a better life for their underprivileged family, Kaushik decided to learn boxing. In 2008, boxer Jitender Kumar participated in the

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inspiring Manish Kaushik to pursue

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. Kaushik succeeded in entering the

. In 2016 with his boxing credentials, Kaushik, boxing grew from an interest and passion to a career choice. Manish Kaushik became the Indian National Champion after defeating the defending champion

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W 4–0 * Won against C French of England in the quarters, W 5–0 * Won against J McGivern of

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in the Semi-final, W 4–1 * Lost 3–2 against Garside of Australia in the final and became silver medalist.

Asian Game Test Event Indonesia 2018

Kaushik won gold medal in his weight category in Asian Game Test Event held in Jakarta Indonesia.

Kazakhstan International Boxing Tournament 2017

In 2017, Kazakhstan International Boxing Tournament held in

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, Manish Kaushik wins silver medal in his weight category.

Doha International Boxing Tournament 2015

Kaushik won gold medal in his weight category in Doha International Boxing Tournament held in

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, Qatar.

References

External links

Manish Kaushik defeated star Shiva Thapa at the Indian National Elite Championships
at ''ASBC News''
2018 Commonwealth Games: Know your CWG athlete - Manoj Kumar
at ''The Times of India''
Manish Kaushik: 'I was confident against Shiva Thapa'
at Sportstar {{DEFAULTSORT:Kaushik, Manish Indian male boxers 21st-century Indian sportsmen 1996 births Living people People from Bhiwani Boxers from Haryana Boxers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers for India Commonwealth Games silver medallists for India Boxers at the 2018 Commonwealth Games AIBA World Boxing Championships medalists Lightweight boxers Recipients of the Arjuna Award Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games silver medallists in boxing