Gurbaksh Singh Sandhu (Template:Lang-pa), also spelled as Gurbax/Gurbux Singh Sandhu, was the national boxing coach of India. He started coaching Indian National Team from the year 1993. He was influential in bringing a medal to India in 2008 Summer Olympics, when Vijender Singh of India won bronze, which was the first ever medal for India in Boxing at Olympics. He has also helped Indian boxers in their performances in World Championship.Template:Which He stopped coaching boxing of India until July 2013.[1]
Early life
Sandhu's association with the sport of boxing goes back to his childhood days at Sainik School, Jamnagar, where boxing was a compulsory discipline. Template:Citation needed
He was a state champion but as he says, his inclination was more towards studies. However, destiny willed otherwise and after finishing school, Sandhu joined Government Sports College, Jalandhar, and later studied to acquire a diploma in boxing coaching from the NIS in 1975. He went to Germany to pursue Masters in Sports and on his return, joined NIS in 1977-78.[2]
Two of his apprentice boxers reached the Quarter Finals of 2008 Summer Olympics, and Vijender Singh won a bronze medal. In 2012 Olympics, two boxers reached the quarter finals. He was also successful in making more boxers qualify for the Olympics. Eight Indian boxers had qualified for the London Olympics 2012.[3]
Performance of boxers in Olympics
2008 Olympics
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Overall | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | |||
| Jitender Kumar | Flyweight | Template:FlagIOCathlete W (Opponent retired) |
Template:FlagIOCathlete W 13 : 6[4] |
Template:FlagIOCathlete L 15 : 11[5] |
Did not advance | |||
| Akhil Kumar | Bantamweight | Template:FlagIOCathlete W 12 : 5 |
Template:FlagIOCathlete W +9 : 9[6] |
Template:FlagIOCathlete L 10 : 3[7] |
Did not advance | |||
| Anthresh Lalit Lakra | Featherweight | Template:FlagIOCathlete L 9 : 5 |
Did not advance | |||||
| Vijender Singh | Middleweight | Template:FlagIOCathlete W 13 : 2 |
Template:FlagIOCathlete W 13 : 3[8] |
Template:FlagIOCathlete W 9 : 4[9] |
Template:FlagIOCathlete L 8 : 5[10] |
Did not advance | Template:Bronze medal | |
| Dinesh Kumar | Light heavyweight | Template:FlagIOCathlete L 3 : 23 (stopped by referee)[11] |
Did not advance | |||||
2012 Olympics
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||||
| Devendro Singh | Light flyweight | Template:FlagIOCathlete W RSC |
Template:FlagIOCathlete W 16–11 |
Template:FlagIOCathlete L 18-23 |
Did not advance | ||||
| Shiva Thapa | Bantamweight | Template:FlagIOCathlete L 9–14 |
Did not advance | ||||||
| Jai Bhagwan | Lightweight | Template:FlagIOCathlete W 18–8 |
Template:FlagIOCathlete L 8–16 |
Did not advance | |||||
| Manoj Kumar | Light welterweight | Template:FlagIOCathlete W 13–7 |
Template:FlagIOCathlete L 16–20 |
Did not advance | |||||
| Vikas Krishan Yadav | Welterweight | colspan=1 align=center Template:N/a | Template:FlagIOCathlete L 13–15 |
Did not advance | |||||
| Vijender Singh | Middleweight | Template:FlagIOCathlete W 14–10 |
Template:FlagIOCathlete W 16–15 |
Template:FlagIOCathlete L 13–17 |
Did not advance | ||||
| Sumit Sangwan | Light heavyweight | Template:FlagIOCathlete L 14–15 |
Did not advance | ||||||
References
- ↑ Gurbax Singh Sandhu in a News Article.
- ↑ Gurbax Singh Sandhu in a News Article.
- ↑ Boxing Contingent. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
- ↑ Doniyorov V J.Kumar Boxing Flyweight Result. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
- ↑ Balakshin V J.Kumar Boxing Flyweight Result. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
- ↑ Vodopyanov V A.Kumar Boxing Bantamweight Result. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
- ↑ Gojan V Akhil Kumar Boxing Bantamweight quarterfinal result. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
- ↑ Chomphuphuang V V.Kumar Boxing Middleweight Result. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
- ↑ Góngora V V.Kumar Boxing Middleweight Result. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
- ↑ Beijing Olympic Games results Middleweight SF Boxing. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
- ↑ Benchabla V D.Kumar Boxing Heavyweight Result. Retrieved 10 August 2012.