Boxing is a sport comprising of two participants having identical weight. They fight with their fists.
There is a referee to supervise the boxing and this sport is a series with one to three minute intervals known as rounds.
This is typically a combat sport that involves knocking the opponent and the person knocked when is unable to get up until ten seconds counted by the referee the person who knocks is determined triumphant.
Boxers are hailed now in India as sports heroes in the country and the Indians are found to be scaling novel heights.
Recently, Indian boxers have won medals in boxing. Vijender singh won at Beijing, Jitender Kumar and Akhil Kumar also came very close to victory. The success rate in Boxing is increasing especially among the countryside.
Indian boxers have bagged gold, silver and bronze medals in the Seoul Asian championships in 1982 and were the best during that period. The level of boxing in Asia is now at a distinct level. However, countries such as Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan are high in the quality of boxing and India is doing its best in the sports called boxing in India.
The talent for boxing is growing constantly in India and there are many talented boxers in Assam and northeastern states such as Manipur. The success in Beijing was truly handsome and the plum jobs as well as cash rewards has lured and motivated many youngsters to take a jump into the boxing ring.
Asian performance in boxing has resulted in the heartening aspect that many youngsters are serious in learning this art. There are many participants taking boxing even against the wishes of their families. The Greeks put ahead boxing as a sport and the contemporary boxing evolved in Great Britain.
This was considered as an Olympic sport and it revived lot of interest in amateur boxing and amateur sports. Amateur boxing is also an event of the commonwealth games. The boxing events of the common wealth games in 2010 is expected to include various categories of weight such as 48, 51, 54, 57 and 60 kg and then 64, 69, 75,81,91 and also over 91 kg.
Boxers are hailed now as the new heroes in India and are emerging as a powerhouse in Asia. This came into notice in the Beijing Olympics and now Indians are scaling heights. The truth that some of the Indian boxers fought close contests has resulted in added confidence and interest to make their country proud. The folklore from the countryside is trying to overcome all the adverse conditions.
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