Indian boxers assured of 9 medals in U-23 women's category at Asian U-19 & U-23 C'ships

Jakarta, Jul 8 (PTI) India's U-23 women boxers delivered a commanding performance at the Asian U-19 and U-23 Boxing Championships, with nine pugilists advancing to the semifinals to assure medals after strong showing here on Wednesday. Tanu (51kg) registered a dominant 5:0 decision win over Thailand's Kewalin Norasing, while Nisha (54kg) secured an equally convincing 5:0 victory against Kazakhstan's Aliaksar Symbat in the quarterfinals. In the 48kg bout, Nidhi fought hard but went down to Kazakhstan's Gulnaz Buribayeva via 3:2 split decision. Prachi (57kg) sealed a commanding win over Korea's Yejin Oh via RSC in the first round. Nikita Chand (60kg) followed it up with a clinical victory against Chinese Taipei's Chen-Xuan Ye via RSC in the third round, while Kajal (65kg) edged past Japan's Arinda Akimoto in a closely contested 4:1 split decision. India have now assured a total of nine medals in the U-23 women's competition, with all semifinalists guaranteed podium finishes. The boxers progressing to the semifinals include Tanu (51kg), Nisha (54kg), Prachi (57kg), Nikita Chand (60kg), Kajal (65kg), Shivani (70kg), Muskan (75kg), Naina (80kg), and Priyanka (+80kg). PTI SSC SSC AM AM