Kaur Singh News
In recognition of his achievements, Kaur Singh was conferred with the Arjuna Award in 1982 and Padma Shri in 1983.
Titled "Padma Shri Kaur Singh", the film will trace the achievements of the heavyweight boxer.
Kaur, 69, was the lone boxing gold medallist for India in the 1982 Asian Games in Delhi. The heavyweight boxer had defeated Ismail Khalil of Iran in the inaugural Asiad in from home fans. India, however, won five more medals from the ring – two silver and three bronze.
Kaur Singh has been waiting to get the INR I Lac reward money he earned 34 years ago.
This was a rare occasion when the partisan Indian crowd cheered on the outsider.
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