Satish Kumar (boxer)

Subedar Major Satish Kumar is an Indian amateur boxer and a junior commissioned officer of the Indian Army. He won the bronze medal at the 2014 Asian Games at Incheon in the super heavyweight category and silver at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. He is the first Indian boxer to qualify for the Olympics in the super heavyweight category.

Early life

Born to a farmer in Bulandshahr who had four sons, Satish Kumar wanted to join the army like his elder brother did. He did so in 2008 as a Sepoy and moved to Ranikhet, where he was spotted for his height during a boxing camp and was urged to give the sport a try.

Awards

He was awarded the Arjuna Award by the Government of India in 2018.