List of all Indian boxers who will compete for gold at Asian Games 2026
Three Indian pugilists will compete for the top prize
The Asian Games 2026 are being held in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, from September 19 to October 4.
Boxing has been one of the most successful sports in terms of medals for India at the continental tournament, and the Indian pugilists are once again challenging for gold medals at the Aichi-Nagoya Games.
India sent a strong 11-member boxing contingent to the tournament. However, the pugilists have had a mixed outing so far.
Jadumani Singh, who won silver at the Commonwealth Games 2026, was knocked out in the second round, as was CWG 2026 gold medallist Sakshi Chaudhary. Sachin Siwach, a CWG 2026 and World Boxing Cup gold medallist, suffered a disappointing quarter-final exit.
Narender Berwal had to settle for his second consecutive Asian Games bronze medal, losing to Aibek Oralbay of Kazakhstan. Another CWG 2026 gold medallist, Priya Ghanghas, also suffered a semi-final loss and had to settle for a bronze medal. Kapil Pokhariya also clinched a bronze medal.
Despite having three bronze medals in the kitty, India still have multiple chances of winning a gold medal in boxing, with several Indian pugilists reaching the finals of their respective events.
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Three Indian pugilists—one man and two women—will compete for gold medals in the finals of their respective events.
Ankush Panghal, who won a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games 2026, will compete for the top prize in the men’s 80kg event. He will face South Korea’s Kim Minseong in the final on October 2.
Ankush has been superb so far in the tournament. He beat Bahrain’s Hamsa Vogel and Tajikistan’s Nekruz Salimov by unanimous decisions. He then faced former world champion Fazliddin Erkinboev of Uzbekistan in the semi-final, winning by a split 4-1 decision.
Parveen Hooda, who heartbreakingly saw her bronze medal at the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games stripped due to a doping violation, will have the opportunity to challenge for gold in the women’s 65kg event. She will face Chinese Taipei’s Chen Nien-chin in the final.
Parveen started her campaign with a walkover win against Tajikistan’s Malika Nozimova. She then secured unanimous-decision victories over Uzbekistan’s Navbakhor Khamidova and China’s Li Shu.
Lovlina seeking Asian Games success
Tokyo 2020 Olympics bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain will have the chance to win her second Asiad medal in the women’s 75kg event. She will take on China’s Ziyi Bao in the final on October 2.
Lovlina had earlier clinched a silver medal at the Hangzhou 2022 Games. She started her Aichi-Nagoya Games campaign with a unanimous decision win against South Korea’s Suyeon Seong. She then defeated World Championships gold medallist Natalya Bogdanova of Kazakhstan by a 3-2 split decision.
How many Indian boxers are competing for gold at Asian Games 2026?
Three Indian boxers—Ankush Panghal, Parveen Hooda, and Lovlina Borgohain—have reached the finals and will compete for gold.
Which Indian boxers will compete for gold at Asian Games 2026?
Ankush Panghal, Parveen Hooda, and Lovlina Borgohain will compete for gold in their respective boxing finals.
How many boxing medals has India won at Asian Games 2026 so far?
India have won three bronze medals so far, with Narender Berwal, Priya Ghanghas and Kapil Pokhariya securing podium finishes.
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