CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Mary Kom - the most successful boxer at the Women’s World Boxing Championships - was also the first Indian boxer to win a medal at the global event with a silver in the light flyweight (48kg) category at the inaugural edition.

Detailed explanation-2: -Mary Kom was the first Indian female boxer to participate in the Olympics and to win a bronze medal. She did so at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.

Detailed explanation-3: -The correct answer is Amit Panghal. In Boxing, Asian Champion Amit Panghal became the first Indian to make to the finals of the World Men’s Championship while Manish Kaushik signed off with a bronze medal. In 52 kg category, Panghal prevailed 3-2 against Kazakhstan’s Saken Bibossinov.

Detailed explanation-4: -Shiva Thapa and Mohammad Hussamuddin won gold medals at the Men’s National Boxing Championships 2022 in Hisar on Friday. Record six-time Asian medal-winning Indian boxer Shiva Thapa easily defeated the 2021 world youth championships bronze medallist Ankit Narwal by unanimous decision in the 63.5kg final.

Detailed explanation-5: -India added 5 more medals in the kitty including one gold, two silver, and two bronze at Melbourne. The only gold in boxing was won by Akhil Kumar in Men’s Bantamweight category. The silver medals were bagged by Vijender Kumar and Harpreet Singh of the Welterweight and Heavyweight categories respectively.