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{{Infobox boxer<br />
| name = Ashish Kumar Chaudhary<br />
| image =<br />
| caption = Ashish Kumar after qualifying for Tokyo Olympics 2020<br />
| weight =75 kg<br />
| height =1.85 m<br />
| reach = <br />
| nationality = Indian<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|7|18|df=yes}}<ref name=profile>{{cite web |title=Ashish Kumar |url=https://indiaboxing.in/boxerdetails.php?regno=8318 |publisher=India Boxing |accessdate=30 May 2020}}</ref><br />
| birth_place = Dhanotu, [[Mandi district]], [[Himachal Pradesh]], India<br />
| style =Orthodox<br />
| medaltemplates = <br />
{{MedalSport|Men's [[amateur boxing]]}}<br />
{{MedalCountry|{{IND}}}}<br />
{{MedalCompetition| [[National Games of India|National Games]]}}<br />
{{MedalGold|[[2015 National Games of India|2015 Kerala]]|Middleweight}}<br />
{{MedalCompetition| [[Asian Amateur Boxing Championships|Asian Championships]]}}<br />
{{MedalSilver|[[2019 Asian Amateur Boxing Championships|2019 Bangkok]]|Middleweight}}<br />
{{MedalCompetition| [[Boxing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification|Asia/Oceania Olympics Qualifier]]}}<br />
{{MedalBronze|[[2020 Asia & Oceania Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament|2020 Jordan]]|Middleweight}}<br />
}}<br />
'''Ashish Kumar Chaudhary''' (born 18 July 1994) is an Indian [[amateur boxer]] who competes in the [[middleweight]] category. He won a silver medal at the [[2019 Asian Amateur Boxing Championships|2019 Asian Championships]] and a gold medal at 2019 Thailand Open International Boxing Tournament held in [[Bangkok]]. He also won bronze medal at [[2020 Asia & Oceania Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament|2020 Asia/Oceania Olympics Qualifier]] and represented [[India]] in middleweight category at [[2020 Summer Olympics|2020 Olympics]] held in Tokyo, Japan.<br />
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==Early and personal life==<br />
Ashish Kumar Chaudhary was born on 18 July 1994 in [[Dhanotu, Mandi district]], [[Himachal Pradesh]] to Bhagat Ram Dogra and Durga Devi.<ref name=profile/> His father was a farmer and played [[kabaddi]] at the national level. Kumar was inspired to take up boxing by his brothers and cousins who have competed at national and international levels in Boxing, Wrestling and Wushu.<ref name=scroll>{{cite news |last1=R |first1=Vishal |title=Boxing: Overcoming father’s death before Olympic qualifiers, rejuvenated Ashish Kumar Chaudhary packs a punch |url=https://scroll.in/field/956642/boxing-overcoming-fathers-death-before-olympic-qualifiers-rejuvenated-ashish-kumar-packs-a-punch |accessdate=30 May 2020 |work=Scroll.in |date=20 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Gurung |first1=Anmol |title=Boxer Ashish Kumar geared up for big, bad world |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/other/2019/jul/29/boxer-ashish-kumar-geared-up-for-big-bad-world-2010897.html |accessdate=30 May 2020 |work=The New Indian Express |date=29 July 2019}}</ref><br />
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Kumar's father died a month before Kumar competed at the 2020 Olympic Qualification Tournament in Amman, Jordan. He went on to reach semifinals of the event and won a bronze medal and therefore qualified for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.<ref name=scroll/><br />
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==Career==<br />
Kumar won his first National Games Gold medal in 2015 in Kerala. He won his debut international medal as a silver medalist at the [[2019 Asian Amateur Boxing Championships]] in [[Bangkok]] in the middleweight category.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bhatt |first1=Gaurav |title=Ashish Kumar: A gold & new-found confidence |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/boxer-ashish-kumar-a-gold-new-found-confidence-5865002/ |accessdate=30 May 2020 |work=The Indian Express |date=31 July 2019}}</ref> He won Gold medal in 2019 at Thailand Open International Boxing Tournament held in Bangkok. He played in middleweight category for Gujarat Giants in maiden Big Bout Indian Boxing League held in 2019. Gujarat Giants won the league and Ashish Kumar was declared Player of the Tie in the final match. In March 2020, Kumar reached the semifinals of the [[2020 Asia & Oceania Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament]] in Amman, Jordan and [[Boxing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification|qualified]] for the [[2020 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Pitts |first1=Andre |title=Lovlina, Ashish and Satish win quarters clashes to qualify for 2020 Olympics |url=https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/stories/news/detail/asian-boxing-olympic-qualifiers-india-lovlina-borgohain-ashish-satish-kumar/ |accessdate=30 May 2020 |work=Olympic Channel |date=9 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Sarangi |first1=Y. B. |title=Ashish Kumar learning from Vijender’s game |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/ashish-kumar-learning-from-vijenders-game/article31251654.ece |accessdate=30 May 2020 |work=The Hindu |date=3 April 2020}}</ref> He is the first boxer ever from [[Himachal Pradesh]] to qualify for Olympics.{{citation needed|date=September 2022}}<br />
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== Awards and recognition ==<br />
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* '''Parshuram Award''' (2019): Parshuram Award is the highest award in the field of sports given by Himachal Pradesh Government. It was presented to Ashish Kumar by the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh on the occasion of 49th statehood day.<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
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[[Category:People from Mandi district]]<br />
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[[Category:Boxers at the 2020 Summer Olympics]]<br />
[[Category:Olympic boxers for India]]<br />
[[Category:Boxers at the 2022 Commonwealth Games]]<br />
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