Ambekar Meetei wins boxing gold at Dakar Youth Olympics, ending a 16-year drought
Lairenlakpam Ambekar Meetei won the men's 50kg boxing gold at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games. He beat Ireland's Kristian Jubani 3-2 in a closely contested final. Earlier in the tournament, he had defeated Colombia's Izzon Jeffrey Galea Arevalo 5-0. The result marks the first time in 16 years that an Indian boxer has reached a Youth Olympic final.
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