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Profile: Shiva Thapa
Shiva Thapa is the youngest Indian boxer to qualify for the Olympics. He will represent India at London in the 56kg category.
- NDTVSports
- Updated: July 20, 2012 04:42 PM IST
Read Time: 1 min
Sports: Boxing
Age: 18
Event: 56 kg
About Shiva Thapa
Shiva Thapa is the youngest Indian boxer to qualify for the Olympics. He will represent India at London in the 56kg category.
This young boxer from Assam took up the sport as he was inspired by Mike Tyson.
Thapa won a bronze medal at the 2008 Children of Asia International Sports Games. He also won a silver medal at the Youth Olympics in 2010.
Topics mentioned in this article
Boxing
Olympics 2012
India
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