TheBhiwani Boxing Club inBhiwani in the state ofHaryana,India came to the limelight in 1982 as four of the fiveboxers who represented India at the2000 Summer Olympics are from Bhiwani. TheSports Authority of India coach and boxerJagdish Singh has been credited with making the Bhiwani Boxing Club, or "BBC" as it is known locally, a powerhouse of Indian Boxing.
Among the 2008 Olympians,Jitender Kumar (Flyweight) (51 kg) andAkhil Kumar (54 kg) went on to qualify for the quarter finals, whileVijender Singh (75 kg) won a Bronze medal.Kavita Chahal won 9 national championships, 2 bronze medals at the World Championships, and 3 medals at the Asian Championships. Bhiwani is known asLittle Cuba in India due to the multitude of boxers hailing from the region.[1]
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