India in Athens

Currently in: National Institute of Sports, Patiala training under national coach Gurbaksh Singh Sandhu and Cuban expert B I Fernandez

Past year8217;s record: Silver in Asian Olympic qualifier, China 2004, Gold in Afro-Asian Games, India 2003, Gold in Commonwealth Boxing Championships, Malaysia 2003

Key competitors: Gennadiy Golovkin Kazakhstan, Yordanis Despaigne Cuba, Oleg Mashkin Ukraine and Paul Miller Australia

Strength: Percentage puncher, good reach, experienced at Olympic level

Weakness: Loses concentration easily

Helping hand: The two coaches, especially Fernandez, who had worked with the boxer before Sydney 2000

Medal prospect: Outside chance of a bronze

Olympic Status: Qualified from the second of three Asian qualifiers in China; reached pre-quarterfinals at Sydney 2000

Event date: Starts August 14