Aditya assures India’s first men’s medal at World Boxing U-19 Championships
The Indian boxer reached the men’s 55kg semifinals in Budva, Montenegro.
Aditya defeated Tommaso Orlando of Italy 5-0 on Saturday to secure India’s first men’s medal at the 2026 World Boxing U-19 Championships. He will face Nihat Gasimov of Azerbaijan in the semifinal.
Key takeaways
- Aditya became the first Indian male boxer assured of a medal at the championships
- He won his quarterfinal 5-0 against Tommaso Orlando of Italy
- Megha Sheokand and Prachi Tokas have also reached semifinals in women’s categories
- Aditya will face Nihat Gasimov of Azerbaijan in the semifinal
Indian boxer Aditya secured India’s first men’s medal at the 2026 World Boxing U-19 Championships after reaching the men’s 55kg semifinals in Budva, Montenegro, on Saturday. Aditya defeated Tommaso Orlando of Italy 5-0 in the quarterfinal, becoming the first Indian male boxer to be assured of a medal at the tournament.
Other Indian results at the U-19 Boxing Worlds
Megha Sheokand in the women’s 80kg and Prachi Tokas in the women’s 57kg category have also reached the semifinals of their respective weight categories to be assured of medals. In the late evening session on Friday, Mausam Suhag lost his men’s 65kg quarterfinal 0-5 to Yashua Flemming of England, Aman Dev went down 0-5 against Georgia’s Shalva Beridze in men’s 50kg while Lakshu suffered a 0-5 loss against Marley McNealy of USA.
What happens next
Aditya will face Nihat Gasimov of Azerbaijan in the semifinals for a spot in the final. The 2026 World Boxing U-19 Championships is taking place in Budva, Montenegro.
Table tennis upsets at WTT Youth Contender Chennai
Nilay Pattekar and Subhomita Basak knocked out top seeds Prateek Tulsani and Naisha Rewaskar in the U15 mixed doubles Round of 32 at the WTT Youth Contender Chennai 2026 at the Tamil Nadu Physical Education and Sports University in Chennai on Saturday. The four-day tournament, being held from October 23 to 26, features 12 categories from under-11 to under-19.
Pattekar and Basak’s run ends in quarterfinals
Pattekar and Basak trailed 1-2 before winning 11-9, 5-11, 9-11, 11-2, 11-6 against Tulsani and Rewaskar. They then edged Ruhaan Shaikh and Ishita Colaso 11-2, 11-6, 5-11, 10-12, 11-3, before Sathyanarayanan Karmeghakannan and Aarya Redkar ended their run 11-7, 11-3, 7-11, 8-11, 11-8 in the quarterfinals.
More U-15 mixed doubles results
The second and third seeds also fell in the U-15 pre-quarterfinals. Shriram Kiran and Janvi Garg got the better of second seeds Vivaan Dave and Sreejani Chakraborty 7-11, 11-3, 11-5, 5-11, 11-4, while Vatsal Duklan and Ahona Ray blanked third seeds Aditya Das and Advika Agrawal 11-7, 11-9, 11-6.
Duklan and Ray reach Sunday’s final
Duklan and Ray did not drop a game all day, easing past Sanjey Arwindh and Myraa Sangelkar 11-6, 11-7, 12-10 in the quarterfinals and Dev Pranav Bhatt and Divija Paul 11-6, 11-4, 11-7 in the semifinals. Bhatt and Paul had come from two games down to beat Kiran and Garg 6-11, 13-15, 11-8, 11-4, 11-6. Duklan and Ray will meet Akash Rajavelu and Tanishka Kalbhairav in Sunday’s final.
Rajavelu and Kalbhairav advance to final
Rajavelu and Kalbhairav, who had not lost a game in three rounds, survived a five-game semifinal against Karmeghakannan and Redkar 11-4, 10-12, 12-10, 9-11, 11-8.
U-19 mixed doubles final set
In the U-19 mixed doubles, top seeds Abhinandh Pradhivadhi and Divyanshi Bhowmick were in total control, dropping just one game on the day. They got past Souswarya Banerjee and Sreosree Chakraborty 11-4, 12-10, 9-11, 11-7, then blanked Rajdip Sen and Swetapadma Dalai 11-5, 11-6, 11-8 and Dhananjay Thakur and Diya Bramhachary 11-4, 11-2, 11-9.
Maini and Goel to face top seeds in final
They will face third seeds Sudhanshu Maini and Prisha Goel in Sunday’s final. Maini and Goel blanked Arjav Gupta and Jennifer Varghese 11-7, 12-10, 11-6 in the semifinals after getting the better of Sahil Rawat and Hansini Mathan 11-9, 9-11, 11-8, 11-7. Arjav and Varghese had packed off second seeds Ritvik Gupta and Ananya Muralidharan 11-6, 11-4, 11-6 in the quarterfinals.
Indian results at the World Boxing U-19 Championships
Boxer | Category | Result | Opponent |
|---|---|---|---|
Aditya | Men’s 55kg | Won 5-0 | Tommaso Orlando (Italy) |
Megha Sheokand | Women’s 80kg | Semifinal reached | Assured medal |
Prachi Tokas | Women’s 57kg | Semifinal reached | Assured medal |
Mausam Suhag | Men’s 65kg | Lost 0-5 | Yashua Flemming (England) |
Aman Dev | Men’s 50kg | Lost 0-5 | Shalva Beridze (Georgia) |
Lakshu | Unspecified | Lost 0-5 | Marley McNealy (USA) |
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