Haryana boys and girls sweep team titles in Sub-jr National Boxing Championships
Greater Noida, Aug 13 (IANS/WISHAVWARTA):- Haryana’s young boxing brigade delivered a stunning all-round performance at the 4th Sub Junior (U-15) Boys and Girls National Boxing Championships, clinching the overall team titles in both categories. Competing against the best emerging talent from across India at Galgotias University, Haryana’s boxers combined skill, power, and consistency to finish atop the standings ahead of Services in the boys’ division and girls’ competition.
In the boys category, Haryana secured four gold, two silver, and six bronze medals to claim the team crown, while Services followed closely with five gold, four silver, and nine bronze medals. Uttar Pradesh rounded off the podium with two gold, one silver, and two bronze. Haryana’s charge was led by clean-sweep wins from Ravi Sihag (49–52kg) and Sanchit Jayani (55–58kg), alongside solid podium finishes across weight classes.
The girls’ team mirrored this success, producing champions in multiple divisions, including Garima (35–37kg), Princi (49–52kg), Sunaina (58–61kg), Jivika (61–64kg), and Radhika Sharma (67–70kg). Services finished second overall, with gold medallists like Navya (52–55kg) and Nishalini Muthukumar (43–46kg), while Maharashtra claimed third place with standout wins from Riya Shinde (30–33kg) and Ovi Adwant (46–49kg).
Haryana’s dominance was further reflected in the final team rankings, with the state securing the top spot in both Boys and Girls categories. In the Boys division, Haryana (4 Gold, 2 Silver, 6 Bronze – 47 pts) took home the crown, followed by Services (5 Gold, 4 Silver, 9 Bronze – 38 pts) and Uttar Pradesh (2 Gold, 1 Silver, 2 Bronze – 34 pts), with Uttarakhand and Tamil Nadu completing the top five.
The girls team rankings saw Haryana once again lead the table (5 Gold, 4 Silver, 5 Bronze – 57 pts), ahead of Services (3 Gold, 3 Silver, 6 Bronze – 42 pts) and Punjab (2 Gold, 2 Silver, 3 Bronze – 33 pts), while Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra rounded out the top five.
Special awards went to S. Obrait Meccades of Tamil Nadu (Best Boxer – Boys), Abhijeet Tehlan of Services (Best Challenger – Boys), Trushana Vinayak Mohite of Services (Best Boxer – Girls), and Nayana Yahvi S. of Karnataka (Best Challenger – Girls), highlighting individual brilliance amid intense competition.
Final results – boys:
30–33kg – Gold: S. Santhosh (TN), Silver: Saurav (CHD), Bronze: Manan (DEL), Nitin Mehla (PUN)
33–35kg – Gold: Yash Nikam (MAH), Silver: Rohit Pothina (SSCB), Bronze: Subhdeep Singh (PUN), Sohan Kumar (DEL)
35–37kg – Gold: S. Obrait Meccades (TN), Silver: Dikshant Rajain (SSCB), Bronze: Sanskar Atram (MAH), Yishu Nath Mukhi (JHA)
37–40kg – Gold: Gowtham Ganagalla (AP), Silver: Aneeraj Choudhary (RAJ), Bronze: Ashish Sardar (JHA), Ayush Piyush Bhosale (SSCB)
40–43kg – Gold: Niya Chery (ARU), Silver: Mascoori Ramcharan (TEL), Bronze: Sachin Kumar (HAR), R Sai Harish (SSCB)
43–46kg – Gold: Nongpoknganba Meitei (MAN), Silver: A. Dharshan (TN), Bronze: Rudraksh Singh (SSCB), Md Zayan Ahmed (ASM)
46–49kg – Gold: Aman Kumar (UTK), Silver: Chirag (SSCB), Bronze: Kartik (CHD), Yash (HAR)
49–52kg – Gold: Ravi Sihag (HAR), Silver: Reri Kongsar Jeba (ARU), Bronze: Harshvardhan Jeena (SSCB), Vighneswarar N. (TN)
52–55kg – Gold: Mohd Yasser (J&K), Silver: Nelson Khwairakpam (MAN), Bronze: Mohit Bhandari (UTK), D. Sakthi (TN)
55–58kg – Gold: Sanchit Jayani (HAR), Silver: Anik Babra (UP), Bronze: Kartik Adhikari (UTK), Laksh Thakran (DDNH)
58–61kg – Gold: Akash Kumar Singh (UP), Silver: Abhijeet Tehlan (SSCB), Bronze: Golkonda Abhinav (TEL), Bhavishya (RAJ)
61–64kg – Gold: Manish Koranga (UTK), Silver: Konkan Kishan (ASM), Bronze: Varnit Malik (UP), Yaiphaba Meitei (MAN)
64–67kg – Gold: Arpit Bishnoi (HAR), Silver: Bigson Meitei (MAN), Bronze: Lakshay Phogat (UP), Calvin Anthony (KAR)
67–70kg – Gold: Bhavya Pratap (UP), Silver: Meet (SSCB), Bronze: Milind K Borah (ASM), Ashtitva Thapa (UTK)
70–70+kg – Gold: Tanish (HAR), Silver: Yamanveer Jawandha (PUN), Bronze: Viren Chhabri (DEL), Manish Kumar (RAJ)
Final results – girls:
30–33kg – Gold: Riya Shinde (MAH), Silver: Kritika (PUN), Bronze: Jeevitha Ponnada (AP), Komal (HAR)
33–35kg – Gold: Raju (HAR), Silver: M. Kaviya (TN), Bronze: Komalpreet Kaur (PUN), Kundana Somasree (AP)
35–37kg – Gold: Garima (HAR), Silver: Niharika Bokka (AP), Bronze: Laxmi Kumari (JHA), Arti Kumari (DEL)
37–40kg – Gold: Priyakshi Gogoi (ASM), Silver: S. Sarah Tamil (TN), Bronze: Kanchan (PUN), Tamanna (HAR)
40–43kg – Gold: Ishika Zambre (MAH), Silver: Hanshika Attri (DEL), Bronze: Alekya (AP), Ekampreet Kaur (SSCB)
43–46kg – Gold: Nishalini Muthukumar (SSCB), Silver: Diviyabatti Devi Konthouj (MAN), Bronze: Reet Kumari (UTK), Juli Doley (ASM)
46–49kg – Gold: Ovi Adwant (MAH), Silver: Nayana Yahvi S. (KAR), Bronze: Shine Vimal (CHD), Khushi Rana (SSCB)
49–52kg – Gold: Princi (HAR), Silver: Mandisha Sahu (AP), Bronze: Reet Kaur (SSCB), V. Harshitha (TN)
52–55kg – Gold: Navya (SSCB), Silver: Samruddhi Shinde (MAH), Bronze: Anshu (HAR), Manjot Kaur (CHD)
55–58kg – Gold: Pragati Raj (BIH), Silver: Tannvi (HAR), Bronze: Gargi Raut (MAH), Kosturi Gogoi (ASM)
58–61kg – Gold: Sunaina (HAR), Silver: S. Swathika (TN), Bronze: Ishmeet Kaur (PUN), Vaishnavi Yadav (UP)
61–64kg – Gold: Jivika (HAR), Silver: Neha Powdel (ASM), Bronze: Hemavathi S. (TN), Vridhi (PUN)
64–67kg – Gold: Trushana Vinayak Mohite (SSCB), Silver: Priyanshi Saini (RAJ), Bronze: Suman Rani (HAR), Priyanshi Naidu (MP)
67–70kg – Gold: Radhika Sharma (HAR), Silver: K. Banu Srimathi (TN), Bronze: Ipsa Mehta (UP), Nitya Pandey (GUJ)
70–70+kg – Gold: G. Monshika (TN), Silver: Manveer Kaur (PUN), Bronze: Mansi J Suvarna (KAR), Alisha Satiya (DEL)
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