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Mohammed Ali Qamar is a boxer from Kolkata, India. He was the first Indian to win a gold medal in the discipline of boxing in the Commonwealth Games at the 2002 Commonwealth Games held in Manchester. Born into the Ghettoes of Kidderpore in Kolkata, Qamar was inducted into boxing at an early age by his father at the Kidderpore School of Physical Education, and was coached by Cheena Bhai. Qamar became the Inter-district champion in the state of West Bengal in 1991. He won the Light Flyweight category at the national sub-junior levels from 1992 to 1996. Qamar had a strong showing in the 1999 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Houston, reaching the quarter finals before losing to Ron Siler of the United States.^[1] At the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, Qamar upset the home favorite Darren Langley 27-25 in the final, outscoring Langley 10-3 and surviving a standing count^[2] in the dramatic final round after trailing by 5 points at the beginning of the fourth and last round.^[3] Qamar's career was plagued by injury and he did not win a major competition again, losing in the quarterfinals at the 2002 Asian Games at Pusan. Qamar's neighborhood of Kidderpore is the hub of Women's boxing in India, who claim Qamar as one of their inspirations.

Awards

Gold medal in the Commonwealth Games at the 2002
Arjuna Award, 2002
Drona Award, 2022

References

^ "8 June 2001 Houston Chronicle Sports notebook, Richard Dean". Archived from the original on 15 October 2006. Retrieved 20 August 2008.
^ Press Trust of India (3 August 2002). "Qamar bags gold, Pun settles for silver". Express India. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
^ Rediff: Qamar wins gold in boxing

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[1] "8 June 2001 Houston Chronicle Sports notebook, Richard Dean". Archived from the original on 15 October 2006. Retrieved 20 August 2008.

[2] Press Trust of India (3 August 2002). "Qamar bags gold, Pun settles for silver". Express India. Retrieved 8 September 2018.

[3] Rediff: Qamar wins gold in boxing

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-'''Mohammed Ali Qamar''' is a boxer from [[Kolkata]], [[India]]. He was the first Indian to win a gold medal in the discipline of boxing in the [[Commonwealth Games]] at the [[2002 Commonwealth Games]] held in [[Manchester]]. Born into the Ghettoes of [[Kidderpore]] in [[Kolkata]], Qamar was inducted into boxing at an early age by his father at the ''Kidderpore School of Physical Education'' and was coached by ''Cheena Bhai .'' Qamar became the Inter-district champion in the state of [[West Bengal]] in 1991. He won the [[Light Flyweight]] category at the national sub-junior levels from 1992 to 1996. Qamar had a strong showing in the [[1999 World Amateur Boxing Championships]] in [[Houston]], reaching the quarter finals before losing to [[Ron Siler]] of the [[United States]].<ref>[http://www.schwartzmanpr.com/agency/WABC_newsclip5.asp June 8, 2001 Houston Chronicle Sports notebook, Richard Dean]</ref> At the [[2002 Commonwealth Games]] in [[Manchester]], Qamar upset the home favorite [[Darren Langley]] 27-25 in the final, outscoring Langley 10-3 and surviving a standing count <ref>[http://www.expressindia.com/news/fullstory.php?newsid=13481 Express India: Qamar bags gold, Pun settles for silver]</ref> in the dramatic final round after trailing by 5 points at the beginning of the fourth and last round.<ref>[http://www.rediff.com/sports/2002/aug/03box1.htm Rediff: Qamar wins gold in boxing]</ref> Qamar's career was plagued by injury and he did not win a major competition again, losing in the quarterfinals at the [[2002 Asian Games]] at [[Pusan]]. Qamar's neighborhood of Kidderpore is the hub of [[Women's boxing]] in India, who claim Qamar as one of their inspirations.
+'''Mohammed Ali Qamar''' is a boxer from [[Kolkata]], [[India]]. He was the first Indian to win a gold medal in the discipline of boxing in the [[Commonwealth Games]] at the [[2002 Commonwealth Games]] held in [[Manchester]]. Born into the Ghettoes of [[Kidderpore]] in [[Kolkata]], Qamar was inducted into boxing at an early age by his father at the Kidderpore School of Physical Education, and was coached by Cheena Bhai. Qamar became the Inter-district champion in the state of [[West Bengal]] in 1991. He won the [[Light Flyweight]] category at the national sub-junior levels from 1992 to 1996. Qamar had a strong showing in the [[1999 World Amateur Boxing Championships]] in [[Houston]], reaching the quarter finals before losing to [[Ron Siler]] of the [[United States]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.schwartzmanpr.com/agency/WABC_newsclip5.asp |title=8 June 2001 Houston Chronicle Sports notebook, Richard Dean |access-date=20 August 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061015163415/http://www.schwartzmanpr.com/agency/WABC_newsclip5.asp |archive-date=15 October 2006 |url-status=dead }}</ref> At the [[2002 Commonwealth Games]] in [[Manchester]], Qamar upset the home favorite [[Darren Langley]] 27-25 in the final, outscoring Langley 10-3 and surviving a standing count<ref>{{cite news | url=http://expressindia.indianexpress.com/news/fullstory.php?newsid=13481 | publisher=Express India | title=Qamar bags gold, Pun settles for silver | date=3 August 2002 | author=Press Trust of India | access-date=8 September 2018 }}</ref> in the dramatic final round after trailing by 5 points at the beginning of the fourth and last round.<ref>[http://www.rediff.com/sports/2002/aug/03box1.htm Rediff: Qamar wins gold in boxing]</ref> Qamar's career was plagued by injury and he did not win a major competition again, losing in the quarterfinals at the [[2002 Asian Games]] at [[Pusan]]. Qamar's neighborhood of Kidderpore is the hub of [[Women's boxing]] in India, who claim Qamar as one of their inspirations.
 ==Awards==
+*Gold medal in the [[Commonwealth Games]] at the 2002
 *[[Arjuna Award|Arjuna]] Award, 2002
+*[[Dronacharya Award|Drona]] Award, 2022
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+[[Category:21st-century Bengalis]]
+[[Category:Bengali Muslims]]
+[[Category:Recipients of the Dronacharya Award]]
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