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India wins 16 medals at 2026 Asian Boxing Championships.
📅 Published 12 Apr 2026 · April 2026
India wins 16 medals at 2026 Asian Boxing Championships.
- India concluded its campaign at the 2026 Asian Boxing Championships in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, with 16 medals including five gold, three silver, and eight bronze.
- In the men’s 50-kilogram category, Vishvanath Suresh clinched the gold medal by defeating Japan’s Daichi Iwai by a dominant 5-0 margin in the final.
- He secured the country’s first Asian title in men’s boxing in five years.
- Sachin Siwach won a silver medal after losing to Orazbek Assylkulov of Kazakhstan in the men’s 60-kilogram category final.
- Indian women boxers won a total of 10 medals, including four gold, two silver, and four bronze.
- India finished second after Kazakhstan on the table with five gold, but claimed the most medals overall.
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