Indian girls secure eight final berths and four bronze medals

India’s under-17 girls boxing team produced an impressive performance at the Asian Championships in Tashkent, with eight boxers storming into the finals and four securing bronze medals, keeping the country in strong contention for multiple gold medals in the tournament

Hyderabad: India’s under-17 girls continued their strong run at the Asian Boxing Under-17 Championships 2026, with eight boxers advancing to the finals and four finishing with bronze medals after the semifinals in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

Rakhi (46kg) led the charge with a commanding RSC win in the third round against Yating Zhang of China (CHN). In the 48kg category, Khushi Chand secured a dominant 5:0 victory over Mungunzul Altamgadasa of Mongolia (MGL).

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In the 52kg category, Mamta Murlidhar Raut went down 0:5 against Yaxin Qiu of China (CHN), while Laxmi Manjunath Lamani (54kg) lost 1:4 to Kumriniso Muhammadova of Uzbekistan (UZB).

Navya (57kg) advanced to the final with an RSC win in the second round against Dagiimaa Chuluutumur of Mongolia (MGL). In the 60kg category, Ishika lost a closely contested 2:3 bout to Balym Gabitkyzy of Kazakhstan (KAZ). Diya (63kg) secured a dominant first-round RSC victory over Jia-En Song of Chinese Taipei (TPE).

In the 66kg category, Harnoor Kaur went down 0:5 against Ayaulym Ospanova of Kazakhstan (KAZ). Himanshi (70kg) won by RSC in the first round against Jude Habi of Jordan (JOR). In the 75kg category, Jyoti progressed with an RSC win in the first round against Cheng-Hui Zou of Chinese Taipei (TPE). Vanshika (80kg) registered a solid 4:1 victory over Feruzabonu Kamolova of Uzbekistan (UZB).

In the 80+kg category, Gurseerat Kaur sealed her place in the final with a first-round RSC win against Xin-Ying Huang of Chinese Taipei (TPE).

With eight finalists confirmed and four bronze medals secured, the Indian U-17 girls team will now aim to convert their strong performances into gold medals in the finals.