Kavita Chahal
Kavita Chahal (born 8 April 1985) is a 5' 9" tall heavyweight Indian female boxer and recipient of the highest world ranking 2 from 2012 to 2014 (AIBA Ranking - 11 in 2016[2]) from the village Nimri which resides in the Bhiwani district, Haryana.[3] In recognition of her achievements, the Government of India presented Chahal with the Arjuna Award in 2013.[4] Chahal is the first female boxer from Haryana to be presented with the Arjuna Award. Chahal is a twice-consecutive World Championship medallist, 3 Time Gold medalist in World Police Games. 4-Time Asian championship, Asian cup medallist. With 9 gold medals, she is a record holder in women's national championship boxing. She is a 5-time gold medallist in the Federation Cup, and 7-times Gold medalist in all india police games 2012 to 2018. Chahal 3-time gold medallist in the Inter-zonal Super Cup championship.
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| Weight(s) | 81 kg (179 lb) |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Born | Kavita Chahal 8 April 1985[1] Nimri, Haryana, India |
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| Coached by | Jagdish Singh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life
Kavita was born to Sh. Bhup Singh and Ramesh Devi on 8 April 1985 at Nimri in the Bhiwani district of Haryana (India). Bhiwani is a well-known area in national boxing and also known for the amateur-turned professional boxer Vijender Singh.
Her initial training at boxing was handled by her father Bhup Singh, also a boxer. Once she had progressed, she then went on to train at the Bhiwani Boxing Club under the coach Jagdish Singh, who also handles the training of the Indian Ace Male Pugilist.
After winning medals and accolades for her state, and India, she went on to also become the first female boxer of Haryana state to be presented with the Arjun Award in 2013.
International achievements
| SN | Tournament | Year | Venue | Result |
| 1 | World Women Boxing Championship | 16-24 November 2014 | Jeju City, Korea | 5th |
| 2 | 3rd Nations Cup | 12 January 2014 | Serbia | Bronze |
| 3 | World Police Games | 1-10 Aug 2013 | Ireland | Gold |
| 4 | 7th World Women‟s Boxing Championship | 9-20 May 2012 | China | Bronze |
| 5 | 6th Asian Women‟s Boxing Championship | 16-26 March 2012 | Mongolia | Bronze |
| 6 | 1st Asian Cup Women's Boxing Tournament | 7-8 May 2011 | Haikou, China | Bronze |
| 7 | 6th World Women Boxing Championship | 7-19 September 2010 | Barbados, West indies | Bronze |
| 8 | 5th Asian Women Boxing Championship | 23-31 May 2010 | Astana, Kazakisthan | Bronze |
| 9 | International Prime Ministry Boxing Tournament | 7 to 11 April 2010 | Turkey | Bronze |
| 10 | International Prime Ministry Boxing Tournament | 2009 | Turkey | QF |
| 11 | 4th ASIAN WOMEN BOXING CHAMPIONSHIP | 2008 | Guwahati | Silver |
| 12 | DUAL TRAINING AND COMPETITION | 2008 | Canada | Silver |
National level achievements
| S.No | Tournament | Date | Venue | Position |
| 1 | All India Police Games | 1 March 2015 to 5 March 2015 | New Delhi | Gold |
| 2 | 1st Monnet Elite Women National Boxing Championship | 11-16 October 2014 | Raipur, Chhattisgarh | Gold |
| 3 | 14th Senior Women National Boxing Championship | 18 May 2013 to 23 May 2013 | Uttrakhand | Gold |
| 4 | 13th Senior Women National Boxing Championship | 25 Nov. 2012 to 29 Nov. 2012 | Guwahati, Assam | Gold |
| 5 | 61st All India Police Games | Nov. 2012 | Delhi | Gold |
| 6 | 60th All India Police Games | March 2012 | Delhi | Gold |
| 7 | 4th Inter Zonal Women's National Boxing Championship | 12 to 15 July 2012 | Andhrapradesh | Gold |
| 8 | All India Universities | January 2011 | Udaipur | Gold |
| 9 | 3rd Inter Zonal National Women Boxing Championship | 2011 | Puducherry | Gold |
| 10 | 12th Sr. Women Boxing Championship | 2011 | Bhopal | Gold |
| 11 | 34th Federation Cup Women Boxing Championship | 2011 | Nanital | Gold |
| 12 | 1st Interzonal National Women Boxing Championship | 2010 | Tirupur (Tamil Nadu) | Gold |
| 13 | 33rd Federation Cup Boxing Championship | 18 to 21 November 2010 | Nainital | Gold |
| 14 | 10th Sr. Women national Boxing Championship | 2009 | Jamshedpur | Gold |
| 15 | N.C. Sharma Memorial Federation Cup Women Boxing Championship | 2009 | Gold | |
| 16 | Federation Cup Women Boxing Championship | 2009 | Tamil Nadu | Gold |
| 17 | 9th Sr. Women National Boxing Championship | November 2008 | Agra | Gold |
| 18 | Vizag Steel Sr. Women National Boxing Championship | June 2008 | Vishakhapatnam | Gold |
| 19 | SRM Federation Cup 2007 | 2007 | Kattankulathur, Kanchipuran (Tamil Nadu) | Gold |
| 20 | 1st All India Women Sr. Boxing Championship | 2006 | Nainital | Gold |
| 21 | 11th Senior Women National Boxing Championship | 5 to 10 December 2010 | Thrissur | Silver |
| 22 | 7th Sr. Women National Boxing Championship | December 2006 | Vishakhakapatnam | Silver |
| 23 | 34th National Games in Jharkhand | 17 to 24 February 2011 | Jharkhand | Bronze |
| 24 | 8th Sr. Women National Boxing Championship | 2007 | Rudarpur | Bronze |
| 25 | 33rd National Games | 2007 | Guwahati | Bronze |
National level records
| S. No. | Tournament | Date | Venue | Position |
| 1 | 1st Monnet Elite Women National Boxing Championship | 11-16 October 2014 | Raipur, Chhattisgarh | Gold |
| 2 | 14th Senior Women National Boxing Championship | 18 May 2013 to 23 May 2013 | Uttrakhand | Gold |
| 3 | 13th Senior Women National Boxing Championship | 25 Nov. 2012 to 29 Nov. 2012 | Guwahati, Assam | Gold |
| 4 | 12th Sr. Women Boxing Championship | 2011 | Bhopal | Gold |
| 5 | 10th Sr. Women national Boxing Championship | 2009 | Jamshedpur | Gold |
| 6 | 9th Sr. Women National Boxing Championship | November 2008 | Agra | Gold |
| 7 | Vizag Steel Sr. Women National Boxing Championship | June 2008 | Vishakhapatnam | Gold |
| 8 | 1st All India Women Sr. Boxing Championship | 2006 | Nainital | Gold |
Career best AIBA rankings
| (81+ KG)
EFFECTIVE DATE: JULY 1, 2012 | ||||
| WORLD
RANKING |
NAME | COUNTRY | POINTS | PREVIOUS
RANKING |
| 1 | LI, Yunfei | CHINA | 2700 | 1 |
| 2 | Kavita | INDIA | 1700 | 3 |
| 3 | YARALI, Semsi | TURKEY | 1550 | 2 |
| 4 | KUNGEIBAYEVA, Lazzat | KAZAKHSTAN | 1400 | 8 |
| 5 | SINETSKAY, Irina | RUSSIA | 1300 | 7 |
| 6 | VERNIC, Danijela | CROATIA | 950 | 14 |
| 7 | SHAMBIR, Kateryna | UKRAINE | 950 | 11 |
| 8 | KUZHEL, Kateryna | UKRAINE | 800 | 4 |
| 9 | CABRERA, Erika | BRAZIL | 800 | 5 |
| 10 | KRYLOVA, Viktoriya | RUSSIA | 800 | 6 |
| 11 | PEREZ, Victoria | USA | 600 | 9 |
| 12 | HAKHVERDYAN, Sona | SWEDEN | 600 | 10 |
| 13 | BALJINNYAM, Badamkhand | MONGOLIA | 500 | 12 |
| 14 | KILIC, Burcu | TURKEY | 500 | 13 |
| 15 | UKHARYOVA, Oxana | KAZAKHSTAN | 450 | 15 |
| 16 | SZATMARI, Petra | HUNGARY | 400 | - |
| 17 | RICO, Denise | USA | 400 | 16 |
| 18 | SLOWIK, Anna | POLAND | 390 | 17 |
| 19 | HOSU, Adriana | ROMANIA | 350 | 18 |
| 20 | PAWLOWSKA, Izabela | POLAND | 300 | 19 |
| 21 | GHERGHEL, Diana | ROMANIA | 250 | - |
Awards and recognitions
- Arjun Award in 2013 [4]
- Bhim Award in 2014[5]
References
- Chahal, Kavita (2013). Unbreakable.
- "Women's Heavy (81+ kg) as of Oct 2016" (PDF). D152tffy3gbaeg.cloudfront.net. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
- "Indian Boxing Federation Boxer Details". Indiaboxing.in. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
- "Sodhi conferred Khel Ratna; Arjuna awards for 14 others". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 31 August 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
- "Haryana to honour 17 sportsperson with 'Bhim' award". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 18 January 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2017.