The U19 group will return home with a total of 14 medals, including three gold, seven silver and four bronze medals, scoring the most in terms of absolute medal count and were second behind Uzbekistan (seven) in golds. The U22 contingent also bagged four silver medals to conclude their campaign with a total of 13. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
India had fielded a strong contingent of 40 boxers - 20 in each age group - with a perfect mix of proven champions and potential talents who have impressed in the domestic circuit. The players underlined India\u2019s growing stature as a Boxing powerhouse in Asia.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The day\u2019s sole gold came through Ritika in the women\u2019s 80+kg final, where she kept her composure under pressure to beat Kazakhstan\u2019s Assel Toktassyn. Facing a strong boxer, Ritika mixed caution with aggression to land some telling blows, bagging India\u2019s fourth gold of the U19 and U22 Asian Boxing Championships, which were held simultaneously over the last 10 days.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
India had fielded a strong contingent of 40 boxers - 20 in each age group - with a perfect mix of proven champions and potential talents who have impressed in the domestic circuit. The players underlined India\u2019s growing stature as a Boxing powerhouse in Asia.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
India\u2019s overall medal haul across both age groups and genders underlined the strength and depth of its youth boxing programme. Earlier this year, the U-15 and U-17 squads had combined for 43 medals at the Asian Championships, with the U-15 contingent delivering the highest number of golds in the competition - 11 in total - led by the girls\u2019 team, who swept 10 of the 15 available gold medals and won every final they contested on the penultimate day.<\/p>\r\n\r\n