
Asian U-15 & U-17 Boxing Championship: All Six Indians Enter Semis
Rudraksh Singh Khaidem, Harsil, Sanchit Jayani, Sanskar Vinod Atram and Prikshit Balahra all won their bouts.
Rudraksh Singh Khaidem (46kg) showed technical superiority on his way to a flawless 3-0 win over Kyrgyzstan's Aidar Musaev as all six Indians in action on Wednesday advanced to the semifinals of the Asian U-15 & U-17 Boxing Championships.
In the men's U-15 category, Harsil (37kg) and Sanchit Jayani (49kg) secured commanding 5-0 victories, while Sanskar Vinod Atram (35kg) posted a solid 4-1 win.
Prikshit Balahra (40kg) eked out a hard-fought 3-2 win over Mongolia's Akhmyetkhan Nursalyem.
In the women's U-15 section, Milky Meinam (43kg) dominated Yeldana Abdigani of Kazakhstan with a 5-0 verdict.
Results:
Men's U-15 (Quarterfinals): 35kg – Sanskar Vinod Atram (IND) bt Mahmoud Almatbouli (JOR) WP 4:1; 37kg – Harsil (IND) bt Muhammetaly Serdarov (TKM) WP 5:0; 40kg – Prikshit Balahra (IND) bt Akhmyetkhan Nursalyem (MGL) WP 3:2; 46kg -Rudraksh Singh Khaidem (IND) bt Aidar Musaev (KGZ) WP 3:0; 49kg – Sanchit Jayani (IND) bt Yu Chen-En (TPE) WP 5:0.
Women's U-15 (Quarterfinals): 43kg – Milky Meinam (IND) bt Yeldana Abdigani (KAZ) WP 5:0.

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