ASBC Asian Youth Boxing Championships 2021: Bishwamitra strikes gold, silver for Vishvanath

Living
up
to
the
favourites
tag,
the
2021
World
Youth
Championships
medallist
Bishwamitra
defeated
Uzbekistan’s
Kuziboev
Ahmadjon
by
split
4-1
in
the
men’s
51kg
final
to
hand
India
its
first
gold
in
the
youth
event
at
the
ongoing
championships.

The
Indian
boxer
showed
an
effective
defensive
technique
and
graceful
footwork
against
the
Uzbek
boxer
in
a
match
which
saw
both
the
pugilists
trading
some
heavy
blows.
However,
Bishwamitra
kept
his
cool
throughout
the
match
and
hit
some
precise
punches
before
clinching
the
match
as
well
as
the
gold.

Meanwhile,
Vishvanath
Suresh
went
down
fighting
against
the
reigning
youth
world
champion
Sanzar
Tashkenbay
of
Kazakhstan
and
finished
his
campaign
with
a
silver
medal
in
the
48kg
category
after
a
defeat
by
a
unanimous
margin.

Later
tonight,
Vanshaj
(64kg),
Jaydeep
Rawat
(71kg),
and
Vishal
(80kg)
will
be
seen
in
action
in
the
men’s
finals
while
Nivedita
Karki
(48kg),
Tamanna
(50kg),
Simran
Verma
(52kg),
Neha
(54kg),
Preeti
(57kg),
Preeti
Dahiya
(60kg),
Khushi
(63kg),
Sneha
Kumari
(66kg),
Khushi
(75kg)
and
Tanishbir
Kaur
Sandhu
(81kg)
will
fight
for
gold
in
the
women’s
category.

Five
Indian
boxers,
including
one
woman,
have
claimed
bronze
medals
in
the
youth
event
after
finishing
in
the
semi-finals.
Among
men,
Daksh
(67kg),
Deepak
(75kg),
Abhimanyu
(92kg),
and
Aman
Singh
Bisht
(92+kg)
bagged
bronze
medals
while
Lashu
Yadav
(70kg)
ended
with
a
bronze
in
the
women’s
category.

In
the
last
Asian
Youth
Men
&
Women
Championships,
held
in
Ulaanbaatar,
Mongolia
in
2019,
India
had
claimed
12
medals,
including
five
gold.

The
gold
medallists
in
the
youth
category
will
be
awarded
USD
6,000
while
USD
3,000
and
USD
1,500
will
be
given
to
the
silver
and
bronze
medal
winners
respectively.
The
championships
witnessed
the
presence
of
pugilists
from
strong
boxing
nations
like
Kazakhstan,
Uzbekistan,
and
Kyrgyzstan
to
name
a
few.
It
is
also
the
first
time
that
both
the
age
groups-junior
and
youth-were
played
together.

Earlier
on
Sunday,
India’s
junior
boxers
concluded
their
campaign
on
a
high
note
at
the
prestigious
continental
event,
claiming
19
medals,
including
eight
gold,
five
silver,
and
six
bronze
medals.
India
claimed
the
third
position
in
the
overall
junior
championships
team
rankings,
after
Uzbekistan
(22
medals)
and
Kazakhstan
(25
medals).

Among
boys,
Rohit
Chamoli
(48kg)
and
Bharat
Joon
(+81kg)
emerged
as
the
champions
in
their
respective
categories
while
Vishu
Rathee
(48kg),
Tanu
(52kg),
Nikita
Chand
(60kg),
Mahi
Raghav
(63kg),
Pranjal
Yadav
(75kg)
and
Kirti
(+81kg)
clinched
gold
medals
in
the
women’s
section.
Mahi
Raghav
was
adjudged
the
best
boxer.

On
the
other
hand,
Gaurav
Saini
(70kg),
Muskan
(46kg),
Aanchal
Saini
(57kg),
Rudrika
(70kg),
and
Sanjana
(81kg)
claimed
silver
medals
after
their
losses
in
the
finals.
Devika
Ghorpade
(50kg),
Ashish
(54kg),
Aarzoo
(54kg),
Anshul
(57kg),
Ankush
(66kg),
and
Supriya
Rawat
(66kg)
were
the
Indians
who
finished
with
bronze
medals.

Source:
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