Ritika bags heavyweight gold; India end Asian U22 Boxing Championships on overall fourth

TOI Sports Desk / TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Aug 11, 2025, 19:05 IST

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Ritika's gold in the 80+kg category propelled India to fourth place in the U-22 Asian Boxing Championships. The U-22 team secured 13 medals overall, while the U-19 team finished second with 14 medals. Yatri Patel, Priya, Neeraj, and Ishan Kataria all earned silver medals in their respective weight categories, contributing to India's impressive performance.

Ritika bags heavyweight gold; India end Asian U22 Boxing Championships on overall fourth

Ritika (Image credit: AIBA)

NEW DELHI: Ritika clinched gold in the women’s 80+kg category, helping India secure an impressive overall fourth place in the Under-22 division of the Asian Boxing Championships on Monday. The Indian U-22 squad wrapped up their campaign with 13 medals, while the U-19 team finished with 14 medals — three gold, seven silver, and four bronze — to claim an overall second place in their category.Ritika delivered India’s only gold of the day, showing composure under pressure to overcome Kazakhstan’s Assel Toktassyn in the 80+kg final. Balancing caution with bursts of aggression, she landed decisive punches to seal India’s fourth gold of the tournament.

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Earlier, Yatri Patel had to settle for silver in the women’s 57kg category after falling to Uzbekistan’s Khumorabonu Mamajonova, while Priya narrowly lost 2:3 to China’s Yu Tian in the 60kg final.In the men’s events, Neeraj went down to Uzbekistan’s Shavkatjon Boltaev in the 75kg final, and Ishan Kataria lost to Khalimjon Mamasoliev, also from Uzbekistan, in the 90+kg gold medal bout. Both secured silver medals for India.

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