Nine Indian U-23 Women Boxers Secure Medals at Asian Championships

Nine Indian U-23 women boxers secured their spots in the semifinals of the Asian Under-19 & 23 Boxing Championships in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Wednesday, guaranteeing India at least nine medals in the prestigious tournament. The Indian pugilists delivered an impressive and commanding performance during their respective quarterfinal bouts, which were held across both the afternoon and evening sessions of the day's schedule.

During the afternoon session, Tanu, competing in the 51kg weight category, registered a dominant 5:0 unanimous decision victory over Thailand’s Kewalin Norasing. Her teammate Nisha, competing in the 54kg division, secured an equally convincing 5:0 victory over Kazakhstan’s Aliaksar Symbat to join her in the next round. In the 48kg weight division, Nidhi fought a hard battle but went down narrowly to Kazakhstan’s Gulnaz Buribayeva via a close 3:2 split decision.

The evening session saw the Indian contingent continue their strong momentum in the ring. Prachi, competing in the 57kg category, sealed a commanding win over Korea’s Yejin Oh via a Referee Stops Contest (RSC) stoppage in the very first round of their bout. Nikita Chand, fighting in the 60kg category, followed this up with a clinical victory over Chinese Taipei’s Chen-Xuan Ye, winning via RSC in the third round. In the 65kg category, Kajal edged past Japan’s Arinda Akimoto in a closely contested bout that ended in a 4:1 split decision in favor of the Indian boxer.

With these quarterfinal results, India has now assured itself of a total of nine medals in the U-23 women’s competition, with all successful semifinalists guaranteed a podium finish. The nine Indian boxers who have successfully progressed to the semifinals of the tournament are Tanu (51kg), Nisha (54kg), Prachi (57kg), Nikita Chand (60kg), Kajal (65kg), Shivani (70kg), Muskan (75kg), Naina (80kg), and Priyanka (+80kg).