Providing
India
an
ideal
momentum
in
the
junior
boys’ event,
Rohit
(48kg),
Ankush
(66kg)
and
Gaurav
(70kg)
claimed
confident
victories
against
their
respective
opponents
and
confirmed
themselves
and
country
medals,
securing
places
in
the
semifinals.
Chandigarh’s
Rohit
outclassed
Alhassan
Qadous
Sriya
5-0
while
Ankush
also
blanked
Bader
Shehab
from
Kuwait
5-0.
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????Our
Junior
boys
put
up
a
dominating
performance
on
Day
1️⃣
to
cruise
through
the
next
round
of
ASBC
Asian
Youth
&
Junior
Boxing
Championships
2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣1️⃣
in
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Boxing
Federation
(@BFI_official)
August
21,
2021
Haryana’s
Gaurav
too
put
up
a
dominating
show
against
another
Kuwaiti
boxer
Yaqoub
Saadallah
before
he
was
declared
as
the
winner
with
referee
Stopping
the
Contest
(RSC)
in
the
second
round
of
the
bout.
Ashish
(54kg),
Anshul
(57kg)
and
Preet
Malik
(63kg)
were
the
other
three
junior
pugilists
to
emerge
victorious
in
their
respective
opening
round
matches.
On
the
other
hand,
Yashwrdhan
Singh
(60kg),
Usman
Mohd
Sultan
(50kg),
Naksh
Beniwal
(75kg)
and
Rishabh
Singh
(81kg)
suffered
loses
in
their
respective
preliminary
bouts.
The
2021
World
Youth
Championships
bronze
medallist
Bishwamitra
Chongtham
will
begin
his
campaign
in
the
prestigious
continental
event
as
six
youth
Indian
boxers
will
be
seen
in
action
on
second
day.
Apart
from
Bishwamitra,
Daksh
Singh
(67kg),
Deepak
(75kg),
Aditya
Janghu
(86kg)
and
Abhimanyu
Loura
(92)
will
play
their
opening
round
matches
while
among
women’s
Preeti
(57kg)
will
kick
off
her
challenge.
The
ongoing
ASBC
Youth
and
Junior
Championships
will
provide
the
much-needed
competitive
tournament
experience
to
the
promising
young
talents
at
the
Asian
level
after
a
gap
of
almost
two
years
due
to
the
coronavirus
(COVID-19)
pandemic.
The
ASBC-sanctioned
event
has
been
witnessing
a
thrilling
action
with
the
presence
of
pugilists
from
strong
boxing
nations
like
Kazakhstan,
Uzbekistan
and
Kyrgyzstan
to
name
a
few.
The
gold
medalists
in
the
youth
age
group
will
receive
prize
money
of
$6,000
while
silver
and
bronze
medalists
will
claim
$3,000
and
$1,500
respectively.
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