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{{Infobox sportsperson
{{Infobox sportsperson
| full_name = S. Kalaivani
| national_team = India
| citizenship = India
| birth_date = 25 November 1999
| birth_date = 25 November 1999
| birth_place = Chennai,Tamil Nadu ( India)
| sport = Boxing (48 kg) category
| show-medals = 1 Bronze Medal at Sub Junior Women's Boxing Championship 2012
1 Silver Medal at Senior Women's National Boxing Championship 2019
1 Gold Medal at South Asian Games, Kathmandu 2019
| Representing = India
}}
}}



Revision as of 10:28, 17 February 2021


S.KALAIVANI (born 25 November 1999) is a female Indian boxer who competes in the 48 kg category. She won a Silver medal at the Indian Seniors National Boxing Championship in Vijayanagar in 2019. She was named the ‘Most Promising Boxer’ at the Indian National

Kalaivani Srinivasan
Personal information
Full nameS. Kalaivani
National teamIndia
CitizenshipIndia
Born25 November 1999
Chennai,Tamil Nadu ( India)
Sport
SportBoxing (48 kg) category

Boxing Championship in 2019. She later went on to win a Gold medal at the South Asian Games in Kathmandu, Nepal in 2019.

Personal life and background

S. Kalaivani was born in Washermenpet, Chennai, Tamilnadu on 25 November 1999.[1] Her father, M. Srinivasan was an amateur boxer and her brother Ranjith was a national level boxer too. She developed an interest in boxing as a child while watching her father train her brother at home. Her family also faced financial troubles and her father had to start farming to supplement their income and support Kalaivani's ambitions.[2][3]

Her father encouraged her and began training her. Kalaivani had started boxing in class 4.[4][5]

Professional achievements

She won a bronze medal at Sub- Junior Women's national boxing championship in 2012.[6] She won a silver medal at the Senior Women's National Boxing Championship in 2019.[7]

She won a gold medal in the South Asian Games in Kathmandu, 2019.[8]

The young Indian boxer aims to win the Gold medal at 2024 Olympics for her country. Kalaivani currently fights in the 48 kg category which is not a part of Olympic games. So she will need to move up in the higher weight category to compete in the Olympics.[9]

Reference

  1. ^ "Indian Boxing Federation Boxer Details". www.indiaboxing.in. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
  2. ^ Vishal, R. "Tamil Nadu's Kalaivani is emerging as the surprise package in Indian women's boxing". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
  3. ^ %5b5%5d https://www.bbc.com/hindi/sport-55781307 [5]. {{cite news}}: Check |url= value (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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  5. ^ Vishal, R. "Tamil Nadu's Kalaivani is emerging as the surprise package in Indian women's boxing". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
  6. ^ "Indian Boxing Federation Boxer Details". www.indiaboxing.in. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
  7. ^ Vishal, R. "Tamil Nadu's Kalaivani is emerging as the surprise package in Indian women's boxing". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
  8. ^ SPORTS, FISTO. "Page Not Found - FISTO SPORTS". www.fistosports.com. Retrieved 2021-02-17. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
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