Name Jai Bhagwan Weight 60 kg | Height 1.69 m Role Olympic athlete | |
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Boxer Jai bhagwan Olympian and Arjun Awardii Ready For Next Olympics
Jai Bhagwan (born May 11, 1985), is a two-time Asian Championships medallist and a bronze winner at the 2010 Commonwealth Games who also represented India in Boxing in the lightweight (60 kg) division at the 2012 London Olympics.
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Bhagwan qualified for the London Games by reaching the quarterfinals of the 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Baku. He was coached by the Indian Boxing Coach Gurbaksh Singh Sandhu.
In 2011, he appeared in reality game show, hosted by Shahrukh Khan called Zor Ka Jhatka: Total Wipeout and was one of the finalists.
At the 2012 Summer Olympics, in a dominating performance, he thrashed Andrique Allisop of Seychelles 18—8 in the opening round on the 29 July 2012. On the 2 August 2012, Jai Bhagwan lost to Kazakh fighter Gani Zhailauov at the London Olympics in the last 16.