Usha Nagisetty (born 13 August 1984) is an Indian boxer from Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. She trains at the Sports Training Center in Visakhapatnam and is supported by Olympic Gold Quest, a not-for-profit foundation to identify and support Indian athletes.[1][2] She won the gold medal at the 2008 Asian Women Boxing Championships[3] and the silver medal at the 2008 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championship.[4]
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| Born | Usha Nagisetty 13 August 1984 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Indian | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Weight(s) | Flyweight | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Boxing career
editNagisetty has been receiving training at the Sports Training Centre in Visakhapatnam, from Her SAI coach Inukurthi Venkateshwara Rao from 2002.[5]
She was the only female boxer who had been invited for demonstration bouts in the World Boxing Championship for men in 2009.[1] On hearing the news, her coach said, “It is a great moment not just for Usha but for Indian boxing itself. Essentially, these bouts are being organised as part of the promotional campaign in view of the move to include women’s boxing in the 2012 London Olympics. Since Usha (57 kg) is already a familiar name, this invitation will help her in a big way,”[1] Nagisetty herself commented saying, "This is a great recognition of my ability".[1]
Championships and other accomplishments
editShe has won two silver medals at the World Championships and won gold[dead link] in 2008 at the fourth Asian Championship by defeating Imanbayeva Zhuldazay from Kazakhstan, in the 57 kg category.[1][6][7]
She also won a gold medal for Andhra Pradesh at the Federation Cup in 2011. She once again won a gold medal at the All India Police Boxing Meet and at the Inter-Zonal National Boxing Championship.
In 2011, at the Federation Cup Women’s Boxing Championship, Nagisetty once again struck gold as she fought and won against National Champion Preeti Beniwal.[8] Though it seemed like Preeti Beniwal had the advantage in the first three rounds, Nagisetty won in the end.[8] “It was not an easy bout to win, Preeti fought well. I was looking to conserve my energy and go all out in the last two rounds. My strategy paid off in the end and I am very happy with my performance”, she claimed after winning.[8]
She has also won gold medals at the All India Police Boxing Meet and at the Inter-Zonal National Boxing Championship.[citation needed]
Awards and honors
edit- Dhyan Chand Award 2020[9]
Personal life
editNagisetty was born in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, to N V Ramana and N Umamaheswari.[10] She claims that her inspiration is her father who was also an athlete.[11] She grew up around people who were supportive of her dreams.[11] She said, “My neighbours were actually thrilled that I was a boxer and I used to love the attention. It really spurred me on.”[11] Her brother Santosh is a boxer.[9] Her husband Ganesh is a football goalkeeper.[9]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Subrahmanyam, V. V. (3 September 2009). "Rare honour for woman boxer". The Hindu. Retrieved 29 October 2010.
- ^ "Nanao, Suranjoy to sign deal with Olympic Gold Quest". The Times of India. 13 January 2010. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2010.
- ^ S., Sabanayakam (29 September 2008). "Sarita and Usha win gold". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 1 October 2008. Retrieved 29 October 2010.
- ^ "Medallists by Weight Category" (PDF). World Amateur Boxing Championships. Retrieved 29 October 2010.
- ^ "Rare honour for woman boxer". The Hindu. 3 September 2009. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
- ^ "Eastern Panorama". www.easternpanorama.in. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
- ^ "Telegraph India". www.telegraphindia.com.[dead link]
- ^ a b c "Women's Boxing: Nagisetty, Kavita and Sonia strike gold". 20 November 2011. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
- ^ a b c "Dhyan Chand Award brought me due recognition, says N Usha". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ^ "Indian Boxing Federation Boxer Details". www.indiaboxing.in. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
- ^ a b c "Sisterhood of the ring - Livemint". www.livemint.com. 17 February 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2018.