Vishwanath, Vanshaj, Devika clinch gold at Youth World Boxing

New Delhi, Nov 26 : Living up to their favourites tag, young Indian boxers Vishwanath Suresh, Vanshaj and Devika Ghorpade recorded commanding 5-0 wins to clinch gold at the IBA Youth Mens and Womens World Boxing Championships 2022 in La Nucia, Spain.

Chennai-born Vishwanath handed India its first gold at the championships after thrashing Ronel Suyom of the Philippines without breaking a sweat in the mens 48kg final.

This came after Bhawna Sharma bagged the silver medal in the womens 48kg category as she conceded a 0-5 loss against Uzbekistans Gulsevar Ganieva in the opening match of the day.Ashish (54kg) was the other Indian to finish with a silver medal.He went down fighting 1-4 against Japanese pugilist Yuta Sakai in a thrilling mens final.

Meanwhile, Devika, who hails from Pune, added a second gold to Indias tally when she dominated Englands Lauren Mackie in the womens 52kg final.Afterwards, the Youth Asian champion Vanshaj concluded the day in style for India by winning their third gold.The confident Sonipat-based boxer made light work of Demur Kajaia from Georgia in the mens 63.5kg summit clash.India topped the medal count at 11 in the on-going edition of the event, followed by Uzbekistan (10), Ireland (7) and Kazakhstan (7).This years championships saw participation of close to 600 boxers from 73 countries.Indias eight medals in the womens section is also the highest for any country.

Having already won three gold medals, Ravina (63kg) and Kirti (+81kg) will look to add two more gold to Indias kitty when they fight in the womens final on the last day of the competition.Ravina and Kirti will be up against Megan deCler of Netherlands and Irelands Elizabeth DArcy respectively.

Besides three gold and two silver on the penultimate day, Indias tally also includes four bronze medals-coming from Tamanna (50kg), Kunjarani Devi Thongam (60kg), Muskan (75kg) and Lashu Yadav (70kg), who finished their campaigns in the semifinals.akm/ #Vishwanath #Vanshaj #Devika #clinch #gold #Delhi #Chennai #Tamil #Kollywood #Suresh # Devika # Rani # Kitty #Delhi #New Delhi #Pune #Pune.