India has bagged 11 Medals (8 Gold, 3 Bronze) at 2021 AIBA Youth Men’s and Women’s World Boxing Championships held in Kielce, Poland from April 10-24, 2021.
- India topped the overall medals tally, it was followed by Russia & Uzbekistan.
- The AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships is an biennial event, around 414 boxers from 52 countries participated in the 2021 edition.
| Winner | Category | Medal |
|---|---|---|
| Sachin | 56 Kg Men’s Bantamweight | Gold |
| Gitika Narwal | 48 Kg Women’s Light flyweight | Gold |
| Naorem Babyrojisana Chanu | 51 Kg Women’s Flyweight | Gold |
| Poonam Punia | 57 Kg Women’s Featherweight | Gold |
| Vinka | 60 Kg Women’s Lightweight | Gold |
| Arundhati Choudhary | 69 Kg Women’s Welterweight | Gold |
| Thokchom Sanamacha Chanu | 75 Kg Women’s Middleweight | Gold |
| Alfiya Pathan | +81 Kg Women’s Heavyweight | Gold |
| Bishwamithra Chongtham | 49 Kg Men’s Lightweight | Bronze |
| Ankit Narwal | 64 Kg Men’s Light welterweight | Bronze |
| Vishal Gupta | 91 Kg Men’s Heavyweight | Bronze |
Highlights
- The previous best outing for an Indian Boxing Contingent was in 2018 held in Budapest, Hungary in which they won 10 medals.
- Indian Boxer Sachin who hails from Bhiwani, Haryana was the only one from the Indian Men’s Boxing Contingent to win a Gold Medal (56 Kg) at the event.
- Indian’s Women’s team bagged 7 Gold medals and finished at No.1 Position in the Women’s section.
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i.March 8, 2021, India’s 14-member Boxing Contingent bagged 10 Medals (1 Gold, 8 Silver, 1 Bronze) at the 35th Edition of the 2021 ‘Boxam’ Elite International Tournament held at Castellon de la Plana, Spain.
About International Boxing Association (AIBA)
President – Umar Kremlev
Headquarters – Lausanne, Switzerland
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