Five boxers storm into quarters on Day 5 at Youth World Boxing Championships
Five women to play last-8 bouts tonight, win away from securing medals for country
Biswamitra Chongtham
Extending splendid run, Indian boxers put up phenomenal performance on yet another glorious day at the AIBA Youth Men's and Women's World Boxing Championships after as many as country's five pugilists made their way into the quarter-finals on fifth day of the competition in Kielce, Poland.
Asian Junior Champion Biswamitra Chongtham led Indian pugilists' onslaught in the men's section as he outclassed Khosroshahi Parvizi 5-0 to enter 49kg quarter-finals. Manipuri pugilist Biswamitra, who was impressive in the trials where he defeated Khelo India gold medallist, looked in complete control against the Irish boxer as he carried on with the momentum before finishing the bout in his favour.
Sachin
Besides Biswamitra, Ankit Narwal also secured a place in the last-8 alongside Uttar Pradesh boxer Vishal Gupta (91kg) and Sachin (56kg), who hails from Bhiwani, Haryana. Asian Youth silver medallist Haryana's Ankit defeated Polish boxer Oliwier Zamojski with a 4-1 split decision in the men's 64kg category. However, Vishal and Sachin comfortably registered identical 5-0 victories against Croatia's Borna Loncaric and Jose Valdez of Colombia respectively.
Meanwhile in the women's section, Gitika (48kg), who came into the match beating European Champion Diana Ermakova, continued her impressive form as she notched up a flawless 5-0 triumph against Kazakhstani boxer Arailym Marat to progress into the last-8 stage. However, Nisha Gurjar (64kg) was the lone Indian who couldn't progress on Day 5 as she suffered a 1-4 loss against Latvia's Beatrise Rozentale in the pre-quarters.
Vishal Gupta
The sixth day of the prestigious event, where India has fielded a strong 20-member team, will witness nine Indians in action. Appearing in the quarter-finals, five women--Poonam (57kg), Alfiya Pathan (+81kg), Khushi (81kg), Gitika (48kg) and Vinka (60kg)--will look to make their way into semi-finals and assure country medals. While Akash Gorkha (60kg), Manish (75kg), Sumit (69kg), Vinit (81kg) will be seen playing in the men's pre-quarterfinals stage.