Asian Boxing Championships: India tops U-15 medal tally with dominant perfomance

Indian girls’ team played 10 finals, won 10; Under-17 boxers to fight for seven golds on final day.

India topped the Asian U-15 Boxing Championships medal tally with 25 medals, 11 golds, powered by a stellar showing in the girls’ category. The young Indian women secured 10 golds and four bronze medals across the 15 weight categories, winning every title bout they contested in the finals on Tuesday, cementing their supremacy at the event.

The girls’ U-15 bouts started with Komal (30–33 kg) narrowly edging Kazakhstan’s Aiaru Onggarbek with a 3:2 split decision. Khushi Ahlawat (35 kg) then beat her opponent with a 4:1 win, while Tamanna (37 kg) sealed hers with a second-round RSC.

Svi (40 kg), Milky Meinam (43 kg), Princi (52 kg), Navya (58 kg), Sunaina (61 kg), Trushana Mohite (67 kg), and Vanshika (70+ kg) all won their respective bouts unanimously, capping a clean sweep in the finals for the girls’ U-15 squad.

Speaking on the U-15 contingent’s accomplishment from Amman, BFI President-Chairman, Interim Committee, Mr Ajay Singh, said: “What an incredible evening for Indian boxing. Hearing the national anthem play eleven times and seeing India topping the charts filled us all with pride.

I heartily congratulate our 25 Under-15 medallists on this outstanding achievement; these are our future Olympic Champions, and they’ve made the nation proud. But India’s campaign isn’t over yet.

Seven of our U-17 boxers will enter the ring for the finals on the last day, and we will be supporting them from the sidelines. Such performances confirm our belief that India’s national anthem will play again and again in the coming years in boxing arenas around the world.”

Four Indian boys contested the finals. Apart from one gold for Sanskar Vinod (35 kg), three finished with silver medals, adding to the seven bronzes from earlier. India was already assured of 43 medals ahead of the finals, including 25 in the U-15 category and 18 in the U-17 category–the finals of which will be contested on Wednesday.

Rudraksh Singh Khaidem (46 kg), Abhijeet (61 kg), and Lakshay Phogat (64 kg) settled for silver against Ukraine, Uzbekistan, and Iraq, respectively. The focus now shifts to the U-17 finals on Day 11, where seven Indian boxers will fight for gold and look to close the tournament on a high.

Asian Boxing Championships Day 10 Results:

Boys’ U-15 – Finals

• 35 kg: Sanskar Vinod (IND) beat Sarmat Shokarimov (UZB) – WP 5:0
• 46 kg: Rudraksh Singh Khaidem (IND) lost to Yevhenii Kovach (UKR) – WP 0:5
• 61 kg: Abhijeet (IND) lost to Khadyatulloh Saydullaev (UZB) – WP 0:5
• 64 kg: Lakshay Phogat (IND) lost to Sajjad Saleem (IRQ) – WP 0:5

Girls’ U-15 – Finals

• 30-33 kg: Komal (IND) beat Aiaru Onggarbek (KAZ) – WP 3:2
• 35 kg: Khushi Ahlawat (IND) def. Anelya Ordabek (KAZ) – WP 4:1
• 37 kg: Tamanna beat Sabinakhon Kamizdjonova (UZB) – RSC R2
• 40 kg: Svi (IND) beat Tomiris Satybaldy (KAZ) – WP 5:0
• 43 kg: Milky Meinam (IND) beat Raykhona Alimkhanova – WP 5:0
• 52 kg: Princi beat Lama Alhusamiah (JOR) – WP 5:0
• 58 kg: Navya (IND) beat Vira Vasylenko (UKR) – WP 5:0
• 61 kg: Sunaina (IND) beat Ailin Khojamberdiyeva (KAZ) – WP 4:1
• 67 kg: Trushana Mohite (IND) beat Ziada Suienaly – WP 5:0
• 70+ kg: Vanshika (IND) beat Perizat Malik (KAZ) – WP 5:0

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