India’s Krisha Verma clinched a gold medal yesterday at the U19 World Boxing Championships in Colorado, USA. However, five other Indian boxers in contention for the gold medals went down in their respective final.
Krisha defeated Lerika Simon of Germany 5-0 to win the gold medal. Chanchal Chaudhary, however, went down to Ruby White of England in the female 48kg category final as the Indian boxer was disqualified, forcing her to settle for the silver medal.
In the female 57kg category, Anjali Singh, who put up impressive shows through the tournament, succumbed to a 0-5 defeat to Mia-Tiah Ayton of England in the final. Rahul Kundu, competing in the male 75kg category, also settled for a silver medal as he lost to the USA’s Joseph Awinongya 1-4 in the final of his category.
In the female 60kg category, Vini put up a solid fight but was edged out by Ella Lonsdale 3-2. Also losing in the final was Akansha Phalaswal in the female 70kg category. Akansha lost to Lilly Deacon of England 4-1. As a result of this defeat, Akansha also settled for the silver medal.
Tonight, five more female boxers, including Nisha (51 Kg), Supriya Devi Thokchom (54 Kg), and Parthavi Grewal (65 Kg), will be in contention for the gold medals. In the men’s section, Hemant Sangwan (90 Kg) will compete for the gold medal as he takes on the US boxer Rishon Sims in the final.
