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4mo ago

India Closes World Boxing Cup Finals With 20 Medals, Nine Golds, Led by Women

Thin participation with host-wide entries frames the haul as a rankings boost rather than a definitive yardstick.

India’s men’s boxing team for the World Boxing Cup Finals. (PTI)
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Overview

  • All 20 Indian entrants reached the podium and 15 made the finals at the Greater Noida finale, according to Olympics.com.
  • India’s women captured seven of the 10 titles, including golds for Nikhat Zareen at 51kg and Jaismine Lamboria at 57kg.
  • The men claimed two golds through Sachin Siwach (60kg) and Hitesh Gulia (70kg) as coaches called for gains in strength, power and fundamentals.
  • Fields were under-filled — 44 of 80 women’s spots and 65 of 80 men’s — with several top nations absent or sending weakened squads, and some podiums secured after a single bout.
  • The event capped World Boxing’s new Cup series with direct quarterfinal berths for qualifiers, and BFI said hosting targeted ranking points as Indian boxers such as Preeti Pawar, Parveen Hooda and Nikhat Zareen logged morale-boosting wins.