Youth World Boxing: Ravina strikes gold as India closes the program with 11 medals

New Delhi, Nov 27 : Reigning Asian Youth Champion Ravina showcased splendid tenacity to emerge victorious in her finals bout and added another gold to Indias total medal tally of 11 at the IBA Youth Mens and Womens World Boxing Championships 2022 in La Nucia, Spain.

Ravina (63kg) was up against Megan deCler of Netherlands in her finals bout.

In spite of not getting off to the best of starts, the Indian pugilist utilised her technical ability and quick movement to mount an impressive comeback against her Dutch opponent.The fiercely contested bout finished in favour of the 2022 Asian Youth gold medalist who won 4-3 by split decision after the bout was reviewed.

In the other final, Kirti (81+kg) went down fighting against the 2022 European Youth champion Cliona Elizabeth DArcy of Ireland and secured silver after suffering a 0-5 defeat.India was a dominant force at the event as the 25 member contingent bagged a total of 11 medals which include four gold, three silver and four bronze medals.

Overall, 17 Indians had qualified for the quarter finals of the tournament which was more than any other country at the 2022 edition of the tournament.The women pugilists total tally of eight medals was the highest among all countries at this years edition of the championships followed by Kazakhstan (5) and Uzbekistan (4).Ravina (63kg), Devika Ghorpade (52kg) clinched the gold, Kirti (+81kg), Bhawna Sharma (48kg) won silver while Muskan (75kg), Lashu Yadav (70kg), Kunjarani Devi Thongam (60kg) and Tamanna (50kg) claimed the bronze medal.In the mens category, Youth Asian champs Vanshaj (63.5kg), Vishwanath Suresh (48kg) grabbed gold while Ashish (54kg) attained silver.This years championships in La Nucia witnessed participation of close to 600 boxers from 73 countries.Indian medallists:Women:Gold: Ravina (63kg), Devika Ghorpade (52kg)Silver: Kirti (81+kg), Bhawna Sharma (48kg)Bronze: Muskan (75kg), Lashu Yadav (70kg), Kunjarani Devi Thongam (60kg), Tamanna (50kg)Men:Gold: Vanshaj (63.5kg), Vishwanath Suresh (48kg)Silver: Ashish (54kg)inj #Ravina #gold #India #program #medals #Delhi #Suresh #Devika # Devika # Rani #Delhi #New Delhi .