Indian boxers won six gold medals along with nine silver and five bronze medals in the Asian Youth Championship. In the event, women’s competition was significantly depleted because of pullouts caused by COVID-19 related travel restrictions.
Asian Youth Championship: 6 Gold medals for India
Preeti Dahiya, Sneha Kumari, Khushi and Neha won the gold medals in the women’s draw.
Out of 10 women finalists, six made directly to the finals because of small size of their respective draws. Dahiya defeated Kazakhstan’s ZuldyzShayakmetova by 3-2.
Khushi defeated Dana Diday of Kazakhstan by 3-0 in bouts. Bishwamitra Chongtham and Vishal are the gold-winners in the men’s competition.
Preeti, Khushi, Tanisha Sandhu, Nivedita, Tamanna and Simran won the silver medals in women’s competition.
Vishvanath Suresh, Vanshaj and JaydeepRawat won silver medals in men’s competition.
