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Sachin Siwach Senior
Personal information
Birth nameSachin Siwach
NationalityIndian
BornDecember 6, 1999 (1999-12-06) (age 24)
Bhiwani, Haryana, India
Height1.77m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Sport
SportBoxing
ClubCapt. Hawa Singh boxing Academy
Coached bySanjay Sheoran
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  India
AIBA Junior World Boxing Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Russia flyweight
AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Russia Light flyweight
Commonwealth Youth Games
Gold medal – first place 2017 Nassau Light flyweight
South Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Kathmandu/Nepal Bantamweight

Sachin Siwach born is an Indian boxer from Bhiwani, Haryana. He became the third Indian to win gold at the World Youth Championship.

Career

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Siwach began boxing at the age of 10. His father, Kishan Kumar who is a farmer by profession, and mother, Nirmala Devi, encouraged him to pursue a career in boxing.

Siwach secured a place at Captain Hawa Singh Academy in Bhiwani, where he trained under the supervision of coach Sanjay Kumar. Kumar initially refused to enroll him into the academy because he was undernourished.

He won a gold medal in Commonwealth Youth Games in the Bahamas.[1][2] He also won a gold medal in AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships in 2016.[3] He became the third Indian to win gold at the World Youth Championship after Nanao Singh in 2008 and Vikas Krishan in 2010.

He won bronze medal at the AIBA Junior Boxing World Championship in Saint Petersburg, Russia in September 2015.[4][5]

In 2017, he won a silver medal in the 49 kg category at Asian Youth Boxing Championship held in Bangkok.[6] In 2018, at 19 years old, he competed in World Series of Boxing and defeated Russian debutanat Dorzho Radnaev in the light flyweight (49 kg) category.[7]

He was named Asian Boxing Confederation's Best Youth Boxer of the year.[8]

In 2019, he competed in the 52 kg category and was among the 6 semi-finalists in the 38th GeeBee Boxing Tournament in Helsinki, Finland.[9]

Sachin Siwach won a gold medal in the 56 kg category at 2019 South Asian Games help in Kathmandu, Nepal.

Achievements

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  • 2023: All India inter Railway Championship Gold
  • 2020: BOCSKAI ISTVAN MEMORIAL International boxing Hungary Bronze
  • 2019: India Open, Guwahati: Silver
  • 2019: All India inter Railway Championship Gold
  • 2019: GeeBee Boxing Tournament, Finland: Bronze
  • 2018: All India inter Railway Championship Gold
  • 2018: VI International Boxing Tournament President Cup Kazakhstan Bronze
  • 2017: All india inter Railway Championship Gold
  • 2017: Commonwealth Youth Games in Nassau, Bahamas: Gold
  • 2017: Asian Youth Boxing Championship, Bangkok: silver
  • 2016: Youth Boxing World Championships, St Petersburg, Russia: Gold
  • 2015: AIBA Junior Boxing World Championships, St Petersburg, Russia: Bronze
  • 2014: Federation Cup Boxing tournament: Gold
  • 2012: Junior Nationals: Gold
  • 2010: Haryana State championships, Wins Gold

References

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  1. ^ "Boxer Sachin Siwach wins gold at Commonwealth Youth Games". 24 July 2017.
  2. ^ PTI (24 July 2017). "Sachin strikes gold at Commonwealth Youth Games". Sportstar.
  3. ^ "After Russia high, boxer Sachin Siwach aiming for Tokyo 2020". ESPN. 28 November 2016.
  4. ^ "Sachin lone Indian in medal rounds of World Junior boxing championships". The Hindu. 10 September 2015.
  5. ^ "AIBA Junior World Boxing Championships St. Petersburg".
  6. ^ "Sachin Siwach settles for a silver medal at Asian Youth Boxing Championship". 7 July 2017.
  7. ^ "Sachin Siwach wins but India lose to Russia in World Series of Boxing clash". 3 March 2018.
  8. ^ "Siwach named ABC's best youth boxer". The Hindu. 13 December 2017.
  9. ^ "Shiva Thapa, Sachin Siwach among 6 Indians in semi-finals of Finland boxing tournament". India Today. Press Trust of India. 9 March 2019.