Bangkok [Thailand], August 10 (ANI): India’s younger girls pugilists underlined their rising prowess in continental boxing as Nisha (54kg) and Muskan (57kg) clinched gold, and 5 others gained silver, on the U19 Asian Boxing Championships 2025 in Bangkok, Thailand on Sunday.
Of the ten girls boxers within the U19 fray, 9 will return with medals – together with two golds, 5 silvers, and two bronzes – showcasing India’s standing as an rising powerhouse alongside nations like Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and China.
Nisha opened India’s gold medal account within the second bout of the day when she raised her degree to dominate the third and ultimate spherical towards Sirui Yang of China to report a 4:1 win. Muskan then made it two in a row for India, popping out with an aggressive strategy and staving off Kazakhstan’s Ayazhan Ermek within the subsequent rounds to get a 3:2 break up verdict.
The U19 and U22 Asian Boxing Championships, that are being held concurrently, present India’s rising stars with a platform to showcase their abilities and willpower towards a few of Asia’s hardest opponents. India has fielded a robust contingent of 40 boxers, 20 in every age group, with an ideal mixture of confirmed champions and potential abilities who’ve impressed within the home circuit.
Three extra boxers will likely be in motion within the males’s finals later within the day. India can also be assured of 13 medals within the U22 class, with 5 boxers set to combat for gold on Monday.
Among the opposite Indian girls contesting for gold on Sunday, Vini went down towards Sevara Mamatova of Uzbekistan within the 60kg ultimate. In comparability, Arinda Akimoto of Japan acquired the higher of Nisha 4:1 within the 65kg summit conflict.
In the upper weight classes, Aarti Kumari (75kg) misplaced to Tongtong Gu of China, whereas Kritika Wasan’s (80kg) final spherical efforts weren’t sufficient to keep away from a 2:3 loss towards Kuralay Yeginbaikyzy of Kazakhstan. Parchi Tokas (80+kg) went down by an an identical margin towards Sobirakhon Shakhobidinova of Uzbekistan. (ANI)