In Boxing, India’s U-15 girls delivered commanding performances in the semifinals at the Asian Boxing U15 and U17 Championships, with nine boxers advancing to the finals across weight categories in Tashkent.
In the 30-33kg category, Akshita registered an emphatic win by RSC (Referee Stops Contest) gainst Ayazhan Marat of Kazakhstan. Anzee (37kg) continued India’s strong run with a convincing 5-0 victory over Sarvinoz Riskulova of Uzbekistan, while Soniya (40kg) also secured a dominant 5-0 win against Diana Mendigarayeva of Kazakhstan. In the 43kg category, Tanvi clinched a win by RSC against Sezim Nurlubek of Kazakhstan. Hanshika Attri (46kg) followed it up with an impressive RSC victory over Yuhui Cheon of Korea (KOR).
Sunaina (58kg) delivered a strong performance, winning by RSC against Ardak Abdikhan of Kazakhstan (KAZ). In the 61kg category, Bhumika secured a win by RSC against Chiao-Ying Chang of Chinese Taipei. Tannvi (64kg) registered a hard-fought 4-1 victory over Yasmin Jautkhanova of Kazakhstan to progress to the finals. In 35kg category, however, Jiya made a tough fight but went down 1-4 by split decision against Malika Moldogazieva of Kyrgyzstan. In 49kg, Khushi Rana lost 0-5 to Zebiniso Abdullayeva of Uzbekistan, while Knishka (52kg) also went down 0-5 against Samal Tolepbergen of Kazakhstan.
In the higher weight categories, Aashvi (67kg) lost by RSC against Nurgul Sakhi of Kazakhstan, while Manvi (70+kg) went down 0-5 against Zahro Daniyorova of Uzbekistan.
With nine finalists confirmed, the Indian U-15 girls team will now look to convert this strong showing into gold medals.
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