- Shiva Thapa becomes first Indian Boxer to win the Gold Medal at the President's Cup Boxing Tournament in Astana, Kazakhstan.
- Shiva Thapa (age 25 years) from Guwahati, Assam wins Gold Medal at Kazakhstan President's Cup in 63kg category.
- Indian Woman Boxer Parveen wins Silver Medal in 60kg category. She lost her final to Rimma Volosenko.
About Republic of Kazakhstan
i) Capital - Nur-Sultan
ii) Official languages - Kazakh
iii) President - Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
iv) Prime Minister - Askar Mamin
v) Currency - Tenge (T) (KZT)
Published On : 23 Jul 2019
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