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 {{Infobox boxer
 |name        = Amit Panghal
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 |weight      = 52 kg
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 |birth_date  = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1995|10|16}}
 |birth_place = [[Mayna, Rohtak]], [[Haryana]], India
 | medaltemplates =
 {{MedalSport|Men's [[amateur boxing]]}}
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 {{MedalSilver|[[2021 Asian Amateur Boxing Championships|2021 Dubai]]|[[2021 Asian Amateur Boxing Championships|Flyweight]]}}
 {{MedalBronze|[[2017 Asian Amateur Boxing Championships|2017 Tashkent]]|[[2017 Asian Amateur Boxing Championships|Light flyweight]]}}
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+|caption=Panghal with [[Narendra Modi]] in 2018}}
-'''Amit Panghal''' (born 16 October 1995) is an Indian [[amateur boxer]]. He won silver medal at the [[2019 AIBA World Boxing Championships]] in the [[Flyweight]] division. Panghal won a gold medal at the 2018 Asian Games.
+[[Subedar]] '''Amit Panghal''' (born 16 October 1995) is an [[Indian Army]] [[Junior commissioned officer|Junior Commissioned Officer]] (JCO) and an [[amateur boxer]]. He won silver medal at the [[2019 AIBA World Boxing Championships]] in the [[Flyweight]] division. Panghal won a gold medal at the 2018 Asian Games.  Amit Panghal has received top seeding in the 52&nbsp;kg category. Amit Panghal is the reigning Asian Games champion and a world championships silver-medallist <ref>{{Cite web|last1=July 9|first1=Press Trust of India|last2=July 9|first2=2021UPDATED|last3=Ist|first3=2021 14:17|title=Tokyo Olympics: Boxer Amit Panghal top-seeded in 52kg, Simranjit 4th in 60kg weight category|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/other-sports/story/tokyo-olympics-boxer-amit-panghal-top-seeded-in-52kg-simranjit-4th-in-60kg-weight-category-1825984-2021-07-09|access-date=2021-08-03|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref> Asian Elite Boxing Championships Panghal failed to defend his gold medal, that he won in 2019, against reigning Olympic and world champion Shakhobidin Zoirov of Uzbekistan to finish second-best in Dubai.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=DubaiMay 31|first1=India Today Web Desk|last2=May 31|first2=2021UPDATED|last3=Ist|first3=2021 21:04|title=Asian Boxing Championships: Amit Panghal takes home silver after losing to world champion Shakhobidin Zoirov|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/other-sports/story/amit-panghal-settles-for-silver-medal-at-asian-boxing-championships-shakhobidin-zoirov-1809204-2021-05-31|access-date=2021-08-03|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref>
 ==Personal life==
-Panghal was born on 16 October 1995 in [[Mayna, Rohtak|Mayna]] village of [[Rohtak district]], [[Haryana]]. His father, Vijender Singh Panghal, is a farmer in Mayna, while his elder brother, Ajay Panghal, who works in the [[Indian Army]]. Ajay, a former amateur boxer, inspired Amit to take up boxing in 2007 at Sir Chhoturam Boxing Academy.<ref name=tribune/><ref>{{cite news|title=Commonwealth Games 2018: Boxer Amit Panghal could win medal at Gold Coast after breakthrough year|url=http://www.firstpost.com/sports/commonwealth-games-2018-boxer-amit-panghal-could-win-medal-at-gold-coast-after-breakthrough-year-4405729.html|access-date=1 April 2018|work=Firstpost|date=26 March 2018}}</ref>
+Amit Panghal was born on 16 October 1995 in [[Mayna, Rohtak|Mayna]] village of [[Rohtak district]], [[Haryana]]. His father, Vijender Singh Panghal, is a farmer in Mayna, while his elder brother, Ajay Panghal, who works in the [[Indian Army]]. Ajay, a former amateur boxer, inspired Amit to take up boxing in 2007 at Sir Chhoturam Boxing Academy.<ref name=tribune/><ref>{{cite news|title=Commonwealth Games 2018: Boxer Amit Panghal could win medal at Gold Coast after breakthrough year|url=http://www.firstpost.com/sports/commonwealth-games-2018-boxer-amit-panghal-could-win-medal-at-gold-coast-after-breakthrough-year-4405729.html|access-date=1 April 2018|work=Firstpost|date=26 March 2018}}</ref>
 As of March 2018, Panghal is serving the Indian Army as a [[junior commissioned officer]] (JCO).<ref name=tribune>{{cite news|last1=Dhawan|first1=Sunit|title=JCO from Rohtak makes it to Commonwealth Games|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/haryana/jco-from-rohtak-makes-it-to-commonwealth-games/555882.html|access-date=1 April 2018|work=The Tribune|date=11 March 2018}}</ref> He is serving in 22nd Battalion The [[Mahar Regiment]].<ref name="timesofindia">{{cite news |last1=Dutt |first1=Tushar |title=Inter-Services meet loss changed Panghal: Coach |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/boxing/inter-services-meet-loss-changed-panghal-coach/articleshow/71229358.cms |access-date=8 March 2021 |work=The Times of India |date=21 September 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
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 In March 2020, Panghal qualified for the [[2020 Summer Olympics|2020 Tokyo Olympics]] after he defeated Philippines' Carlo Paalam in the 52&nbsp;kg quarterfinal.<ref>{{cite news |title=Tokyo tickets for Amit Panghal, Mary Kom and Simranjit Kaur - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/boxing/tokyo-tickets-for-amit-panghal-mary-kom-and-simranjit-kaur/articleshow/74560268.cms |access-date=12 March 2020 |work=The Times of India |date=10 March 2020}}</ref> In  December, Panghal won a gold medal in [[Boxing World Cup]] 2020 held in [[Cologne, Germany]]. He was also given a walkover by his opponent Argishti Terteryan from Germany.<ref>{{cite news |title=Boxing World Cup: Amit Panghal wins gold after getting walkover in final, Satish Kumar bags silver at Cologne |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/other-sports/story/boxing-world-cup-amit-panghal-wins-gold-satish-kumar-bags-silver-1751202-2020-12-19#:~:text=Indian%20ace%20boxer%20and%20World,the%20German%20boxer%20Argishti%20Terteryan. |access-date=20 December 2020 |work=India Today |date=19 December 2020 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Boxing World Cup: Amit Panghal bags Gold, Satish Kumar wins silver at Cologne |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/sports/news-boxing-world-cup-amit-panghal-bags-gold-satish-kumar-wins-silver-at-cologne-2863053 |access-date=20 December 2020 |work=DNA India |date=20 December 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
-Panghal  won Bronze medal in Governor's cup 2021 at St. Petersburg, Russia in 52kg category.<ref>{{Cite web|last=PTI|title=Amit Panghal wins bronze at Governor's Cup|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/boxing/amit-panghal-ends-up-with-bronze-at-governors-cup-sakhobidin-zoirov/article34405843.ece|access-date=2021-07-13|website=Sportstar|language=en}}</ref>
+Panghal  won Bronze medal in Governor's cup 2021 at St. Petersburg, Russia in 52&nbsp;kg category.<ref>{{Cite web|last=PTI|title=Amit Panghal wins bronze at Governor's Cup|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/boxing/amit-panghal-ends-up-with-bronze-at-governors-cup-sakhobidin-zoirov/article34405843.ece|access-date=2021-07-13|website=Sportstar|language=en}}</ref>
 ==References==
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 [[Category:People from Rohtak district]]
 [[Category:Indian Army personnel]]
+[[Category:Boxers at the 2020 Summer Olympics]]
+[[Category:Olympic boxers of India]]
 [[Category:Commonwealth Games medallists in boxing]]
 [[Category:Commonwealth Games silver medallists for India]]
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 [[Category:Flyweight boxers]]
 [[Category:AIBA World Boxing Championships medalists]]
-{{India-boxing-bio-stub}}