Indian Boxers Gunjan & Lairenlakpam Ambekar Meetei Storm Into Finals Of Summer Youth Olympics In Dakar,

Indian boxers Gunjan and Lairenlakpam Ambekar Meetei have stormed into the finals of the Summer Youth Olympics in Dakar, Senegal, keeping India’s hopes of two gold medals alive.

Gunjan beat Great Britain’s Lily Bassett 4-1 in the women’s 48-kilogram semifinal yesterday. She will now face Algeria’s Bouthaina Bensalah in the final.

Meetei was actually the first Indian boxer to reach the finals at these Youth Olympics. He got to the men’s 50-kilogram final after winning 5-0 against Izzon Jeffrey Galea Arevalo from Colombia in the semifinal bout.

Meetei will face Kristian Jubani from Ireland for the gold.  So far, India have won nine medals at the Games, including three silver and six bronze in wrestling, boxing, and swimming. The Youth Olympics 2026 ends on the 13th of this month.