THAPA Shiva

Rank	Event	Year	Location
Asian Games
5	56kg	2014	Incheon, KOR
9	Men's Lightweight	2018	Indonesia
Olympic Games
17	56kg	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA
17	56kg	2012	London, GBR
World Championships
3	56kg	2015	Doha, QAT
5	Men's 63.5kg	2021	Belgrade, SRB
5	56kg	2013	Almaty, KAZ
9	Men's Lightweight	2017	Hamburg, GER
Asian Championships
1	56kg	2013	Amman, JOR
2	Men's 63.5kg	2022	Amman, JOR
2	Men's Light Welterweight	2021	Dubai, UAE
2	Men's Lightweight	2017	Tashkent, UZB
3	Men's Lightweight	2019	Bangkok, THA
3	56kg	2015	Bangkok, THA
17	Men's Lightweight	2015	Bangkok, THA
South Asian Games
1	56kg	2016	India
Gee-Bee Tournament
2	Men's Lightweight	2019	Helsinki, FIN
Grand Prix Usti
1	Men's Lightweight	2017	Usti nad Labem, CZE
Strandja Memorial
3	Men's Light Welterweight	2020	Sofia, BUL

Athlete, Serves in the Army

English, Nepali

Oil and Natural Gas Corporation of India [India]

C. A. Kuttappa [national[, IND

Orthodox (aiba.org, 30 Sep 2015)

His older brother Gobind has won medals in boxing at national level. (anglianmedalhunt.com, 09 Jul 2013)

He has competed in karate at state level in India. (blogs.wsj.com, 18 Jun 2012)

He injured his right knee during the final of the 63.5kg category at the 2022 Asian Championships in Amman, Jordan. The referee stopped the bout as a result of the injury and he had to settle for the silver medal. (olympics.com, 12 Nov 2022)

He sustained a cut above his eye ahead of the 2016 Asia/Oceania Olympic Qualification Tournament. He was unable to spar in preparation for the event as a result of his injury. (livemint.com, 18 Jun 2016)

He took up the sport in Guwahati, India. (The EPIC Channel YouTube channel, 25 Aug 2022)

He was first introduced to karate by his father, who was an instructor in the sport. Shiva won some state championships but people in India did not know much about karate and kept asking him if he wanted to become a boxer like Mike Tyson. "I did not know who Tyson was. When I found out that he was a boxer and boxing was a sport that involves dealing punches and hitting with your fists without using the legs, that's what got me interested." (The EPIC Channel YouTube channel, 25 Aug 2022)

To win a medal at the Olympic Games. (The EPIC Channel YouTube channel, 25 Aug 2022)

He trains three times a day, six days a week. His morning sessions include strength and conditioning, endurance work, and sprints, while in the evenings he works on technique and does sparring. (The EPIC Channel YouTube channel, 25 Aug 2022)

Winning silver in the men's bantamweight category at the 2010 Youth Olympic Games in Singapore, and competing at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. (The EPIC Channel YouTube channel, 25 Aug 2022)

US boxer Mike Tyson, Indian boxer Vijender Singh. (aiba.org, 30 Sep 2015)

His family. (The EPIC Channel YouTube channel, 25 Aug 2022)

"Boxing has given me an identity. When I wear my vest, it doesn't say 'Shiva Thapa'. It says 'India'. I'm a boxer fighting for my country. That's what I'm about." (indianexpress.com, 13 Jun 2016)

In 2017 he received the Best Sportsperson UBC Award from the government of Assam in Guwahati, India. (Facebook page, 01 Jan 2018)

In 2016 he received the Arjuna Award, the highest recognition for sports from the Indian government. (Facebook page, 01 Jan 2018)

He received the Indian Chamber of Commerce [ICC] Sports Excellence Award for 2013. (Facebook page, 01 Jan 2018)

He received the 2011 Breakthrough Performance of the Year at the India International Sports Summit in Mumbai, India. (Facebook page, 01 Jan 2018)

In 2010 he received the Bharat Ratna Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi Trophy as Athlete of The Year from the Assam Sport Journalists Association in India. (Facebook page, 01 Jan 2018)

He was named the 2010 Sportsperson of the Year at the Assam Sports and Cultural Festival in India. (Facebook page, 01 Jan 2018)