06 October,2011 08:00 AM IST | | A Correspondent
Here's a closer look at India's star boxers, who punched their way to the 2012 London Olympics through the ongoing World Championships
Manoj Kumar
'u00a0Age: 24
' Weight Category: 64 kg, Light Welterweight
' Originally from: Haryana
' employed with: Railways
' Strengths: Quick counter-attacker
' golden moments:
' Gold at 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi.
' Gold at 65th All-India Inter-Railway Boxing Championships (2011) in New Delhi.
' Gold at the 5th Super Cup Inter-Zonal men's national boxing championship in Mumbai.
Jai Bhagwan
' Age: 25
' Weight Category: 60 kg, Lightweight
' Originally from: Haryana
' employed with: Haryana Police
' Strengths: Strong right hand.
'u00a0golden moments:u00a0
' Gold in the Commonwealth Championship (2010).
'u00a0Silver in the Asian Championship in Vietnam (2005).u00a0
' Took up boxing because he wanted to get free tracksuits and of course a government job with the state police service.
' Loves Hindi movies and the glam world of Bollywood.
L Devendro Singh
' Age: 19
' Weight Category: 49 kg, Light Flyweight
' Originally from: Manipur
' employed with: Army Sports Institute, Pune
' Strengths: Quick and nimble-footed
' Beat strong contenders like Amandeep Singh and Thokchom Nanao Singh to make it to the squad for the ongoing AIBA World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan
' His father Jugindro Singh told him after he made it to the squad for the Worlds: "Your selection into the squad for the Worlds has made me even more happier than I was when you visited home on a 20-day holiday last month after three years."
' On entering the quarter-finals and assuring himself of an Olympic spot, Devendro said: I always knew I would make it to the Olympics, but I had the 2016 Games in mind. I never expected to make it to the 2012 Games, but my hard work has paid off and now I want to make the most of it in London by winning a medal.
' golden moments:
' Gold at Federation Cup Boxing Championships at Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh (2008-09). Also adjudged Best Boxer of the Championships.
' 42nd Youth National Boxing Championships, Coimbatore (2009). Also adjudged Best Boxer at the event.
' 43rd Youth National Boxing Championships at Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh (2010).
Vikas Krishan
' Age: 19
' Weight Category: 69 kg, Welterweight
' Originally from: Haryana
' Employed with: Army Sports Institute, Pune
' Strengths: Calm, intelligent.
' golden moments:u00a0
' Gold at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China. It was India's first Asiad boxing gold since Dingko Singh in 1998.
'u00a0Reigning AIBA Youth World Boxingu00a0Champion.
