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AIBA Youth World Boxing Championship: Current Affairs Special Series

Team Adda247 and BankersAdda are here with a Current Affairs Special Series for SBI and IBPS interview 2021.  In this series, candidates will be introduced to current affairs topics daily, which will not only improve their general awareness but also will ensure that the candidates do not lack if any current affairs topic is asked in the interview. Today’s Current Affairs topic is AIBA Youth World Boxing Championship.

AIBA Youth World Boxing Championship

The International Boxing Association (AIBA) championship has concluded in Kielce, Poland from 13 to 23 April 2021. India becomes champion by winning 8 gold and 3 bronze medals.

Top three places secured respectively: 1st– India, 2nd– Russia and 3rd– Uzbekistan

Indian winners and their event:

Name Medal Event & Category
Sachin Gold Bantamweight (56 Kg)
Bishwamitra Chongtham Bronze Lightweight (49 Kg)
Vishal Gupta Bronze Heavyweight (91 Kg)
Gitika Narwal Gold Light flyweight (48 Kg)
Naorem Babyrojisana Chanu Gold Flyweight (51 Kg)
Punam Punia Gold Featherweight (57 Kg)
Vinka Gold Lightweight (60 Kg)
Arundhati Choudhary Gold Welterweight (69 Kg)
Thokchom Sanamacha Chanu Gold Middleweight (75 Kg)
Alfiya Pathan Gold Heavyweight (81 Kg)

 

As the Table shows, the Indian women’s team created history and secured the highest number of medals in the AIBA youth world boxing championship 2021. Indian women’s team finished with seven gold medals and topped the table in the women’s section. 

Indian boxer Sachin performed exclusively and clinched the gold medal. With this remarkable achievement, a total of 11 medals including 8 gold in the championship India emerged as one of the top boxing countries in the world.