Indian pugilists Brijesh Tamta, Sagar Jakhar and Sumit registered victories to enter the semi-finals and certain by themselves of medals in the youth classification of ASBC Asian U22 & Youth Boxing Championships 2024 in Astana, Kazakhstan on Monday.
Brijesh (48kg) started out the day for India in a difficult-fought bout towards Uzbekistan’s Sabirov Sayfiddin, with both boxers profitable a single round each as it all arrived down to the third round which the youngster from India received 4-3 just after the bout was reviewed.
Sagar Jakhar (60kg) and Sumit (67kg) clinched identical 5- victories against Thailand’s Kalaseeram Thanaphansakon and Korea’s Hong Seo Jin respectively. Jitesh (54kg) misplaced -5 against Kazakhstan’s Tulebek Nurassyl.
With these 3 medals, India is now confident of 8 medals in the youth classification as 5 girls boxers Annu (48kg), Parthavi Grewal (66kg), Nikita Chand (60kg), Khushi Pooniya (81kg) and Nirjhara Bana (+81kg) will start their campaigns in the semi-finals.
Rahul Kundu (75kg), Hemant Sangwan (86kg) and Lakshay Rathi (+92kg), and Laxmi (50kg), Tamanna (54kg), Yatri Patel (57kg), Shrusthi Sathe (63kg) will enjoy their youth quarter-finals later on today.
On Tuesday, Asian Video games bronze medallist Preeti (54kg), who has presently qualified for the Paris Olympics, will kickstart her challenge towards Uzbekistan’s Uktamova Nigina in the women’s U-22 class along with Tammana (50kg) and Priyanka (60kg). In the meantime, Vishvanath Suresh (48kg), Akash Gorkha (60kg), Preet Malik (67kg), Kunal (75kg), Jugnoo (86kg) and Rhythm (+92kg) will be in action in the men’s U-22 class.
The Boxing Federation of India has fielded a 50-member India squad for the ongoing prestigious event, which has been witnessing significant-voltage action with the existence of 390-as well as boxers from a lot more than 24 nations, preventing for the medals across 25 pounds groups.
The finals for the youth and U-22 classification will be performed on May perhaps 6 and 7 respectively.