Who is Amit Panghal?

Representing India in Men's 52 kg boxing in Tokyo Olympics, Amit Panghal is an amateur boxer from Haryana who won a gold medal in Boxing World Cup 2020.

 

Amateur boxing is a variant of boxing practiced at the collegiate level, at the Olympic Games, Pan American Games, and Commonwealth Games.

Born in Haryana's Rohtak district, the 25-year-old is a son of a farmer while his brother serves in the Indian Army. Before boxing, he too served in the army as a junior commissioned officer. His brother Ajay Panghal was an amateur boxer himself who inspired Amit to take