India’s campaign at the Asian Boxing U15 & U17 Championships ended with a total of 17 medals, including two gold, seven silver and eight bronze, with the girls leading the charge.

The U-17 girls’ contingent accounted for 12 medals: two gold, six silver and four bronze, while the U-17 boys added one silver and four bronze.

Rakhi (46kg) clinched gold with a Referee Stopped Contest (RSC) victory over Rukhshonabonu Ahadova of Uzbekistan, while Navya (57kg) secured the second gold with a 4:0 win against Japan’s Sara Kono.

Among other notable performances, Khushi Chand (48kg) settled for silver after a 1:4 defeat to Japan’s Arisa Yoshinaga. Diya (63kg) and Himanshi (70kg) also earned silver medals following 0:5 losses to Uzbekistan’s Mehrimakh Kilichova and Karina Ilmuratova, respectively.

Jyoti (75kg) went down 1:4 to Kazakhstan’s Diana Nadyrebek, while Vanshika (80kg) lost 0:5 to Zhansaya Yerzhan, also of Kazakhstan. In the 80+kg category, Gurseerat Kaur put up a spirited fight before narrowly losing 2:3 to Uzbekistan’s Sohibakhon Khudoyberdieva.

In the boys’ finals, Lakshay Phogat (75kg) finished with a silver after a 0:5 loss to Marufjon Toshpulatov of Uzbekistan.

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