Aryan (51kg) and Jitesh (54kg) won their respective contests to ensure a winning start for India on the opening day of the ASBC Asian U-22 & Youth Boxing Championships in Astana, Kazakhstan on Saturday. (More Sports News)
ASBC Asian U-22 & Youth Boxing Championships: Aryan, Jitesh Make Winning Start
Asian Games bronze medallist Preeti (54kg) will start her journey against Uzbekistan’s Uktamova Nigina in the women’s U-22 category on Tuesday
Aryan defeated South Kora’s Jo Hyeon Woo and Jitesh got the better of Chen Yu Chen from Chinese Taipei, to emerge winners by identical margins of 5-0.
While other boxers in Jatin (57kg), Sagar Jakhar (60kg) and Yashwardhan Singh (63.5kg) are in line to take the ring later on, Jadumani Singh M (51kg), Akash Gorkha (60kg), Ajay Kumar (63.5kg) and Ankush (71kg) will begin their campaign in U-22 category on Sunday.
Asian Games bronze medallist Preeti (54kg) will start her journey against Uzbekistan’s Uktamova Nigina in the women’s U-22 category on Tuesday.
Preeti has already booked a spot for herself in the Paris Olympics.
The Boxing Federation of India has sent a 50-member Indian squad for this tournament, which has more than 390 boxers in fray from 24 different countries competing in 25 weight categories.
The Youth and U-22 finals will be organised on May 6 and 7.
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