Recognition
National and sporting honours conferred on boxers, coaches and contributors recognised by BDFI.
Fourth-highest civilian award of India.
2010
75 kg / Middleweight · India
Vijender Singh is one of India's most successful and celebrated boxers. He won India's first Olympic boxing medal in the middleweight category with a bronze at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. He later won a gold medal at the 2010 Asian Games and represented India at three Olympic Games.
2006
51 kg / Flyweight · India
Mary Kom, popularly known as “Magnificent Mary,” is one of India's greatest boxers. She won a bronze medal in the women's 51 kg flyweight category at the London 2012 Olympic Games and became the first Indian woman boxer to win an Asian Games gold medal in 2014. She is also a six-time World Boxing Champion and one of the most decorated female boxers in history.
1983
HEAVY WEIGHT · India
### The Story of Kaur Singh **Kaur Singh** is one of the legendary heavyweight boxers in the history of Indian boxing. Representing India with strength, discipline and courage, he became a symbol of Indian boxing’s golden generation. His greatest achievement came at the **1982 Asian Games**, where he won the **Gold Medal in Heavyweight Boxing**. He also represented India at the **1980 Moscow Olympic Games**. In recognition of his outstanding contribution to Indian sport, Kaur Singh was
2013
54KG · India
Ngangom Dingko Singh, popularly known as Dingko Singh, was one of the most inspirational boxers in the history of Indian boxing. Born in Manipur, Dingko came from a difficult childhood and overcame significant personal challenges to rise to the highest level of Asian boxing. His extraordinary journey from a challenging upbringing to becoming an Asian Games Gold Medallist made him a symbol of courage, determination and resilience. Dingko created history at the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok, w
