Shiva Thapa eyes fresh record at world championship as ‘the senior one’
The Hindu
At 27, Shiva Thapa is a five-time Asian medallist and would be competing in his third world championship in Belgrade, Serbia from October 24.
Tell Shiva Thapa that he is the most seasoned boxer in the Indian squad for next month’s world championships and the newly-crowned national gold-medallist takes a pause to reflect before trying to downplay that description.
At 27, he is a five-time Asian medallist and would be competing in his third world championship in Belgrade, Serbia from October 24. Adding to his credit is the fact that Thapa is among just the six male boxers from India who have a medal at amateur boxing’s biggest showpiece after the Olympics.
“Being the most experienced means more responsibility. I would like to look at it this way. My job would be to ensure there is a good vibe in the squad, keep the fire ignited going forward,” the light welterweight (63.5kg) boxer, the only Indian male with that many Asian medals, told PTI in an interview.