Asian Boxing Championships 2026: Vishvanath Suresh wins gold as India finishes campaign with 16 medals
Vishvanath Suresh defeated Daichi Iwai of Japan in convincing fashion to win gold in men’s 50kg category as India finished its campaign at the Asian Boxing Championships in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, with 16 medals.
Vishvanath beat Japan’s Iwai with a 5-0 scoreline, becoming the only Indian man to clinch gold at this edition of the continental event.
Sachin Siwach lost 2-3 to Orazbek Assylkulov of Kazakhstan, the reigning world champion, in men’s 60kg final.
Four other Indian men – Harsh Choudhary (90kg), Akash (75kg), Lokesh (85kg) and Narender (+90kg) – settled for bronze.
In the women’s competition, all 10 Indian boxers finished with a medal. Minakshi Hooda (48kg), Preeti Pawar (54kg), Priya Ghanghas (60kg) and Arundhati Choudhary (70kg) bagged gold; Jaismine Lamboria (57kg) and Alfiya Pathan (+80kg) took silver; and Nikhat Zareen (51kg), Ankushita Boro (65kg), Lovlina Borgohain (75kg) and Pooja Rani (80kg) clinched bronze.
Published on Apr 10, 2026