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L Ambekar Meetei scripted history by winning India’s first-ever boxing gold at the Youth Olympic Games, defeating Ireland’s Kristian Jubani 3-2 in the men’s 50kg final.
Ambekar Meetei wins gold at Youth Olympics (Picture credit: X)
L Ambekar Meetei created history by clinching India’s maiden boxing gold medal at the Youth Olympic Games, edging Ireland’s Kristian Jubani 3-2 in the men’s 50kg final on Thursday.
Ambekar’s win marks a watershed moment for Indian boxing at the Youth Olympics, going past the nation’s previous best performance of a silver medal won by Shiva Thapa in the men’s 60kg category at the 2010 edition.
Vikas Krishan has a bronze to his name at the Youth Olympics Games, winning the medal in the 2010 edition in Singapore.
Ambekar, who trains at the National Institute of Sports in Patiala, produced a commanding run to the final. He stopped Namibia’s Abraham Kalenga in the opening round of their quarterfinal bout before sweeping aside Colombia’s Izzon Jeffrey Galea Arevalo 5-0 in the semifinals.
The Manipuri boxer then kept his composure in a tightly contested final, edging his opponent 3-2 on a split decision to clinch the historic gold.
India has now recorded its best-ever boxing performance at the Youth Olympics, with another finalist, Gunjan, also in contention for gold in the women’s 48kg category.
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