Asian U-15 & U-17 Boxing C’ship: Rudraksh, five others enter semifinals
Amman (Jordan), Apr 23 (PTI) Rudraksh Singh Khaidem (46kg) showed technical superiority on his way to a flawless 3-0 win over Kyrgyzstan’s Aidar Musaev as all six Indians in action on Wednesday advanced to the semifinals of the Asian U-15 & U-17 Boxing Championships here.
In the men’s U-15 category, Harsil (37kg) and Sanchit Jayani (49kg) secured commanding 5-0 victories, while Sanskar Vinod Atram (35kg) posted a solid 4-1 win.
Prikshit Balahra (40kg) eked out a hard-fought 3-2 win over Mongolia’s Akhmyetkhan Nursalyem.
In the women’s U-15 section, Milky Meinam (43kg) dominated Yeldana Abdigani of Kazakhstan with a 5-0 verdict.
Results: Men’s U-15 (Quarterfinals): 35kg – Sanskar Vinod Atram (IND) bt Mahmoud Almatbouli (JOR) WP 4:1; 37kg – Harsil (IND) bt Muhammetaly Serdarov (TKM) WP 5:0; 40kg – Prikshit Balahra (IND) bt Akhmyetkhan Nursalyem (MGL) WP 3:2; 46kg -Rudraksh Singh Khaidem (IND) bt Aidar Musaev (KGZ) WP 3:0; 49kg – Sanchit Jayani (IND) bt Yu Chen-En (TPE) WP 5:0.
Women’s U-15 (Quarterfinals): 43kg – Milky Meinam (IND) bt Yeldana Abdigani (KAZ) WP 5:0. PTI AM AM PDS PDS