Prayag Chauhan (born 24 February 1997) is an Indian amateur boxer.[1] He won a gold medal in 2013 at the Asian junior boxing championship held in Kazakhstan and a bronze medal at the Commonwealth Youth Games 2015.[2][3][4]
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| Born | 24 February 1997 Nangli village, Delhi | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Indian | ||||||||||||||
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| Weight(s) | light welterweight | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 172 cm (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life
editPrayag Chauhan was born on 24 February 1997 in Delhi. His father Mahesh Chauhan is a Karate player and mother Preeti is a Kabaddi player. Prayag Chauhan was a gymnast before joining boxing.[5]
Career
editPrayag Chauhan started his boxing career by participating in Asian championship 2013 that was held at Kazakhstan and won gold Medal.[6][7] He competed in Golden Glove Vojvodina, Serbia and won gold in 2014.[8] In 2015 he won bronze in Youth Commonwealth Games, Samoa.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Indian Boxing Federation Boxer Details". indiaboxing.in. Archived from the original on 9 December 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
- ^ "Prayag Chauhan wins Asian Junior Boxing event in Kazakhstan". The Times of India. 22 April 2013. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
- ^ "Asian boxing meet: Prayag Chauhan in final". The Hindu. 18 April 2013. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 22 May 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
- ^ "Indian boxer Gaurav Solanki enters in Commonwealth Youth Games final". News18. 9 September 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
- ^ "Delhi boy Prayag eyes World glory after Asian gold". The Times of India. 25 April 2013. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
- ^ "Two Indian boxers in Jr World C'ship quarters". Deccan Herald. 12 September 2013. Archived from the original on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
- ^ "Prayag Chauhan wins Asian Junior Boxing event in Kazakhstan". Zee News. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
- ^ Liquid, Lorenzo (17 July 2014). "Golden Gloves of Vojvodina Youth Tournament recap and results". European Boxing Confederation. Archived from the original on 9 December 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
- ^ "Indian boxer Gaurav Solanki wins silver in Commonwealth Youth Games". The Economic Times. 10 September 2015. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 4 April 2023.