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At the [[Boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's welterweight|2012 Olympics (results)]] Initial results said he edged out [[Errol Spence]] 13:11. Errol Spence appealed the verdict, and won the appeal. The match decision was overturned, with two penalties awarded to Vikas, and the final score standing at 13:15 in favour of Spence. The [[International Boxing Association (amateur)|International Boxing Association]] ruled that Yadav intentionally spit out his mouthguard in the second round and committed nine holding fouls in the third round.<ref name="dq">{{cite web|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/olympics/2012/08/03/us-boxing-loss-overturned.ap/index.html?sct=hp_t2_a12&eref=sihp|title=One U.S. boxer still fighting after overturned result|last=|first=|date=August 3, 2012|work=Associated Press|accessdate=2012-08-04}}</ref>
At the [[Boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's welterweight|2012 Olympics (results)]] Initial results said he edged out [[Errol Spence]] 13:11. Errol Spence appealed the verdict, and won the appeal. The match decision was overturned, with two penalties awarded to Vikas, and the final score standing at 13:15 in favour of Spence. The [[International Boxing Association (amateur)|International Boxing Association]] ruled that Yadav intentionally spit out his mouthguard in the second round and committed nine holding fouls in the third round.<ref name="dq">{{cite web|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/olympics/2012/08/03/us-boxing-loss-overturned.ap/index.html?sct=hp_t2_a12&eref=sihp|title=One U.S. boxer still fighting after overturned result|last=|first=|date=August 3, 2012|work=Associated Press|accessdate=2012-08-04}}</ref>


At the [[2014 Asian Games]] held at [[Incheon]], [[South Korea]], he won the Bronze Medal in the Men's Middleweight (75 Kgs) category, after losing to [[Zhanibek Alimkhanuly]] of [[Kazakhstan]].
At the [[2014 Asian Games]] held at [[Incheon]], [[South Korea]], he won the Bronze Medal in the Men's Middleweight (75 Kgs) category, after losing to [[Zhanibek Alimkhanuly]] of [[Kazakhstan]]. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://us.india.com/asian-games-2014/vikas-krishan-yadav-wins-bronze-medal-in-mens-middleweight-75kg-event-in-asian-games-2014-163435/ | accessdate=2015-01-19 | title=Vikas Krishan Yadav wins bronze medal in Men’s Middleweight 75kg event in Asian Games 2014}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
* [[Boxing at the 2010 Asian Games]]
* [[Boxing at the 2010 Asian Games]]
* [[Boxing at the 2014 Asian Games]]


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 20:52, 19 January 2015

Vikas Krishan Yadav
Personal information
NationalityIndian
Born (1992-02-10) February 10, 1992 (age 32)
Singhwa Khas, Hisar district, Haryana
Height1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Weight60 kg (130 lb)
Sport
SportBoxing
Weight classLightweight
Medal record
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Baku Welterweight
Summer Youth Olympics
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Singapore Lightweight
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Guangzhou Lightweight (60 Kgs)
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Incheon Middleweight (75 Kgs)

Vikas Krishan Yadav (born 10 February 1992) is an Indian male boxer from Bhiwani district in Haryana, who won a gold medal in the 2010 Asian Games in the Lightweight category. He is a southpaw.

Life

Yadav was born in Singhwa Khas village in Hisar district.[1] His father Krishan Kumar Yadav is an employee in the Electricity Department. In 1994 he came to Bhiwani along with his father, who was transferred to this city. In 2003, Yadav joined the Bhiwani Boxing Club. Later, he received training in the Army Sports Institute at Pune. Presently, Yadav is an employee of the Haryana State Electricity Board.[2]

Career

In the 2010 Asian Youth Boxing Championships at Teheran in March, 2010 Yadav won a gold medal. He won a gold medal in the 2010 Youth World Amateur Boxing Championships at Baku in the Lightweight category, defeating Evaldas Petrauskas of Lithuania. On 24 August 2010, he won a bronze medal in the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics at Singapore in Lightweight category[3] after being defeated by Evaldas Petrauskas of Lithuania. On 25 November 2010, in the finals of the 2010 Asian Games Lightweight category, he won gold medal defeating Hu Qing of China 5-4.[4]

At the 2012 Olympics (results) Initial results said he edged out Errol Spence 13:11. Errol Spence appealed the verdict, and won the appeal. The match decision was overturned, with two penalties awarded to Vikas, and the final score standing at 13:15 in favour of Spence. The International Boxing Association ruled that Yadav intentionally spit out his mouthguard in the second round and committed nine holding fouls in the third round.[5]

At the 2014 Asian Games held at Incheon, South Korea, he won the Bronze Medal in the Men's Middleweight (75 Kgs) category, after losing to Zhanibek Alimkhanuly of Kazakhstan. [6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Vikas Krishan - Biography". AIBA website. Retrieved 26 November 2010.
  2. ^ Sharma, Nitin (26 November 2010). "A boxer with chess player's mind". Indian Express. Retrieved 26 November 2010.
  3. ^ "Boxing bronze for Vikas Yadav". Hindustan Times. 25 August 2010. Retrieved 26 November 2010.
  4. ^ Naik, Shivani (26 November 2010). "Vikas breaks boxing's gold jinx, lands perfect 10th". Indian Express. Retrieved 26 November 2010.
  5. ^ "One U.S. boxer still fighting after overturned result". Associated Press. August 3, 2012. Retrieved 2012-08-04.
  6. ^ "Vikas Krishan Yadav wins bronze medal in Men's Middleweight 75kg event in Asian Games 2014". Retrieved 2015-01-19.

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