Satish Kumar has won the hearts of many after losing the quarter-finals and people are all over social media congratulating him for his victorious performance, and the brave decision he took to fight even after having got 13 stitches. Born in Uttar Pradesh, this man risks his life for this country, India.
So here are some interesting facts about Satish Kumar:
1. He is the first Indian super heavyweight boxer to reach Olympics under the 91 kg category.
2. He belongs to a farming family and had no plans of joining sports.
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3. His dream was to be a part of the Indian Army, and served the nation as a Sepoy.
4. He was spotted by the boxing coaches, due to his extraordinary height and asked him to try the sport.
5. He didn’t even know what boxing was and used to think that WWE was boxing, and that he had heard about Undertaker and John Cena.
6. He entered boxing officially at the age of 21 but started training at 19 years.
7. The first medal won by him was silver in 2011 at the Senior National Boxing Championships held in Chennai.
8. His first international gold medal was in the Czech Republic at the Grand Prix Ustinad Labem.
9. His international debut was made at the 2013 World Championships.
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10. He is married to Savita Kumar and has 2 children, one in grade 1 and the other in 2nd.
11. He was qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, wherein he showed all his strength even when he was not fit for playing the quarterfinals as he had 7 stitches on his chin, and 6 on his forehead. Though his wife and father told him not to play he didn’t give up and wanted to fight.
He says, “That’s the whole idea of being a sportsperson. You don’t give up, you never give up.”