Vishvanath Suresh (50kg) and Ganga (55kg) clinched gold medals as India concluded its Asian U-19 and U-23 Boxing Championships with strong performances in the finals in Jakarta today. In the U-23 men’s finals, India delivered an impressive showing with two gold medal finishes. Vishvanath, the reigning senior Asian champion, registered 3-2 victory over Japan’s Daichi Iwai in the men’s 50kg event while Ganga edged past Kazakhstan’s Bexulatn Boranbek by a similar margin. Vanshaj in 65kg fought valiantly in the final but settled for silver after a 4-1 loss to Uzbekistan’s Ilkhomjon Ergashev.
In the U-19 men’s finals, Indian boxers put up spirited efforts but finished with silver medals. Aditya in 55kg weight class went down to Uzbekistan’s Elyor Rustamov by 5-nil, while Shubham Rajput in 90kg lost to Uzbekistan’s Asadbek Sultanboev by a similar margin
