Amit Kumar (wrestler)

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Amit Kumar Dahiya (born December 15, 1993 in Nahri, Sonipat District, Haryana, India) is an Indian wrestler . He was runner- up in free style bantamweight world champion in 2013.

Career

At the age of seven, Amit Dahiya showed himself to be so skilled at his elementary school that his teacher sent him to a wrestling school in the Chhatrasal Stadium Achara in Hansrajji. There he developed very quickly and well. Satpal Singh, a well-known Indian wrestling trainer, brought him to his training center for wrestlers in New Delhi. From 2003 to 2010 he won a number of championship titles in the free style youth field at national level.

In 2011 he was in Jakarta Asian junior champion (junior) in bantamweight. In the same year he also took part in the Junior World Championship (Juniors), but lost his first fight against Erdenebatyn Bechbajar from Mongolia, with which he was eliminated and only came in 22nd place.

In spring 2012 he first took part in a longer training camp at the training center of the US Wrestling Association in Colorado Springs. He also started in 2012 at the “Dave Schultz” memorial in Colorado Springs, where he won the bantamweight division ahead of Brandon Precin, USA and Mamoru Honda, Japan. In March 2012 he won a bronze medal in the bantamweight division at the Asian Championships in Gumi / South Korea behind Hassan Rahimi , Iran and Yasuhiro Inaba , Japan. He then qualified a few weeks later at the Asian Olympic qualification tournament in Astana with a win ahead of Shin'ichi Yumoto , Japan, Damdinbadsaryn Tsogtbaatar , Mongolia and Hong Xiaobin, China, for participation in the 2012 Olympic Games in London. In London he succeeded in his first fight against Hassan Rahimi (2: 1 rounds, 2: 2 points). But then he lost in the quarterfinals against Wladimer Chintschegaschwili , Georgia, just on points and then in the consolation round against the former world champion Radoslaw Velikow from Bulgaria and finished 10th.

In April 2013 Amit Kumar was Asian bantamweight champion in New Delhi ahead of Yang Kyong-il, North Korea, Rasul Kaliew, Kazakhstan and Batboldyn Nomin , Mongolia. In September 2013 he celebrated the greatest success in his young wrestling career at the World Championships in Budapest. In Budapest he defeated Yasuhiro Inaba, Zoheir El Quarragge, France, Angel Escobedo, USA and Sezer Akgül , Turkey. In the final, he suffered a narrow point defeat against Hassan Rahimi (0: 2 rounds, 1: 2 points) and became vice world champion. It is noteworthy that Amit Kumar scored a points ratio of 32: 2 in his favor in the four World Cup fights in which he was victorious, which can be attributed to his offensive and risky way of ringing.

International success

year space competition Weight class Results
2011 1. Asian Junior Championship (Juniors) in Jakarta Bantam before Mohammad Tahmasebi Zadeh, Iran and Berdach Primbajew, Kazakhstan
2011 22nd Junior World Championships (Juniors) Bantam after losing to Erdenebatyn Bechbajar , Mongolia
2012 1. "Dave Schultz" Memorial in Colorado Springs Bantam before Brandon Precin, USA and Mamoru Honda, Japan
2012 3. Asian Championship in Gumi / South Korea Bantam behind Hassan Rahimi, Iran and Yasuhiro Inaba, Japan
2012 1. Olympic qualification tournament in Astana Bantam before Shinichi Yumoto, Japan, Damdinbadsaryn Tsogtbaatar , Mongolia and Hong Xiaobin, China
2012 10. OS in London Bantam after defeating Hassan Rahimi and losing to Wladimer Khinchegashvili, Georgia and Radoslaw Velikow Marinow, Bulgaria
2013 1. Asian Championship in New Delhi Bantam in front of Yang Kyong-il, North Korea, Rasul Kaliew, Kazakhstan and Batboldyn Nomin , Mongolia
2013 2. World Cup in Budapest Bantam after victories over Yasuhiro Inaba, Zoheir El Quarragge, France, Angel Escobedo, USA and Sezer Akgül, Turkey and a defeat against Hassan Rahimi
Explanations
  • all free style competitions
  • OS = Olympic Games, WM = World Championship
  • Bantam weight, weight class up to 55 kg body weight (until December 31, 2013)

literature

  • Trade journal Der Ringer

Web links

personal data
SURNAME Kumar, Amit
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Indian wrestler
DATE OF BIRTH December 15, 1993
PLACE OF BIRTH Nahri, District Sonipat, Haryana