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Senior National Boxing Championships: Having endured a tough phase in his career-- a long injury-enforced layoff, Olympian boxer Manish Kaushik is looking forward to qualifying for next year's Paris Olympic Games.

Kaushik made a grand return from a seven-month injury lay-off and reminded critics of his prowess in the men’s light welterweight category by winning the gold medal in the 37th National Games in Goa.

Down with L4 and L5 disc pain, the 2019 World Championships bronze medalist was out of action for a major part of the 2023 season. His last competition before the break was the Senior National Boxing Championships in which he went down to arch-rival and six-time Asian championships medallist Shiva Thapa of Assam in the semifinal bout.