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Overview of ASBC Asian Junior Boxing Championships 2019 held in Fujairah, UAE

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The Asian Boxing Confederation (ASBC) Asian Junior Boxing Championships 2019 was held in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates (UAE) from October 11-17, 2019. 239 participants from 26 countries had participated in the events. It was organized by Asian Boxing Confederation (ASBC).ASBC Asian Junior Boxing Championships 2019i. Indian boxers clinched 21 medals (6 gold, 9 silver, 6 bronze). It ended top in terms of medals won but finished second behind Uzbekistan (20) in the medal tally which won 8 gold medals.
ii. Indian men’s squad fetched 2 gold, 3 silver, and 3 bronze while women’s team claimed 4 gold, 6 silver and 3 bronze medals.

Indian Winners

Gold medalists
Vishvanath Suresh46kg
Bishwamitra Chongtham48kg
Kalpana46kg
Preeti Dahiya60kg
Tanshbir Kaur Sandhu80kg
Alfiya Tarannum Pathan80+kg


Silver medalists
Yogesh Kagra63kg
Jaydeep Rawat66kg
Rahul70kg
Tamanna48kg
Tannu52kg
Neha54kg
Khushi63kg
Sharvari Kalyankar70kg
Khushi75kg

About ASBC:
It is the Asian governing body in amateur boxing.