Ashish Chaudhary

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2023

As in May

Hindol Basu, May 3, 2023: The Times of India

Boxer Ashish Chaudhary’s “dream” is to fulfill his late father’s desire to see an Olympic medal around his neck. In March 2020, just before the Olympic qualifiers in Jordan, Ashish lost his father who was ailing for a long time. To his credit, Ashish managed to put the “devastating loss” behind him to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics. The feat made him the first-ever boxer from Himachal Pradesh to get an entry to the Olympics. He crashed out in the first round in Tokyo, but it was an experience that was going to hold him in good stead.

“My father has played the biggest role in my life. He sup- ported me so much that I don’t think I consider anyone to be as big an influence or supporter in my life,” Ashish said in an interaction with TOI.

The Olympic medal might be a distant dream at present, but Ashish took a step forward in realising another dream – that of winning a medal at the world championship. On Tuesday, the 28-year-old, who hails from Mandi in Himachal, se- cured a hard-fought 4-1 victory over 2021 Asian Championships silver medallist Meysam Gheshlaghi of Iran to progress to the 80kg prequarterfinals of the IBA Men’s World Boxing Championships 2023 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

Ashish was dynamic from the get-go and displayed his attacking intent by landing powerful jabs to keep his opponent at bay in the first round. The Indian, who has a 2019 Asian Championships silver medal to his name, was technically the superior boxer, using the entire space inside the ring – often swaying away from his opponent’s reach – to wear out the Iranian in the next round. The third round saw Gheshlaghi try to gain some lost ground with a last-ditch effort, but that wasn’t enough as four judges ruled in the Indian’s favour.

Ashish will now face twotime Olympic champion Arlen Lopez of Cuba in the pre-quarters. “It is going to be a tough encounter. Technically, I’ve to be at my best to prevail against him (Lopez),” said Ashish.

Born in a family of sportspersons — his father was a national-level kabaddi player and his brothers were into wrestling, boxing and wushu — Ashish was initially interested in wrestling. “I tried my hand in wrestling, but soon lost interest. Boxing was my true calling,” he said.

Another Indian in action during the day was debutant Harsh Choudhary, who exited the competition after suffering a 0-5 defeat against Billy McAllister of Australia in the 86kg category.