India assure nine medals in U-23 women’s Asian boxing championships

Hyderabad: India’s U-23 women boxers delivered a commanding performance at the Asian Under-19 & 23 Boxing Championships, with nine boxers advancing to the semifinals to assure medals after a strong showing in the quarterfinals held across the afternoon and evening sessions on Wednesday in Jakarta.

In the afternoon session, Tanu (51kg) registered a dominant 5:0 unanimous decision win over Thailand’s Kewalin Norasing, while Nisha (54kg) secured an equally convincing 5:0 victory over Kazakhstan’s Aliaksar Symbat. In the 48kg bout, Nidhi fought hard but went down narrowly to Kazakhstan’s Gulnaz Buribayeva 3:2 split decision.

The evening session saw India continue its momentum, with Prachi (57kg) sealing a commanding win over Korea’s Yejin Oh in the first round. Nikita Chand (60kg) followed it up with a clinical victory over Chinese Taipei’s Chen-Xuan Ye in the third round, while Kajal (65kg) edged past Japan’s Arinda Akimoto in a closely contested 4:1 split decision.

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