Indian Boxer Aditya Reaches U-19 World Championship Final

India’s young boxer Aditya has stormed into the men’s 55kg final at the World Boxing U-19 Championships, becoming only the second Indian boxer in the tournament’s history to qualify for the gold-medal bout. In Monday’s semifinal, Aditya defeated Azerbaijan’s Nihat Gasimov by a unanimous 5-0 decision. He will now face Russia’s Islam Magamedov for the gold medal. India also celebrated another finalist as Megha Shiokand defeated Mirim of Kyrgyzstan in the women’s 80kg category. Meanwhile, Harshika in the 65kg division and Prachi Tokas in the women’s 80kg-plus category lost their semifinals and settled for bronze medals.

Pranavi Chandra and Gongadi Trisha produced impressive performances, but Hyderabad suffered a 12-run defeat against Uttar Pradesh in the opening round of the BCCI Senior Women’s T20 Elite Trophy. Pranavi scored 66 off 38 balls, including eight fours and four sixes, while Trisha contributed 51 off 44 deliveries. Earlier, Varnika Singh struck 95 and Muskan Malik scored 63 to guide Uttar Pradesh to 188 for four. Hyderabad managed 176 for five in 20 overs despite the pair’s efforts. In wrestling, India’s wait for a medal at the World Wrestling Championships continued as Sunil Kumar, Sahil and Sachin Sahrawat were eliminated in the opening round of their respective Greco-Roman categories. Sunil lost 0-9 to Norway’s Mukubu in the 87kg division, Sahil went down 0-7 to Bulgaria’s Nazaryan in the 63kg category, and Sachin lost 5-6 to South Korea’s Hanje Chung in the 67kg division.

India’s senior women’s team batter Harmanpreet Kaur has credited intensive training at home for her recent return to form. She revealed that she practised in three sessions each day—morning, afternoon and evening—to improve her batting and confidence. Harmanpreet said she focused particularly on batting practice and fitness. Her hard work paid off with an unbeaten 91 off 41 balls in the final T20I against Zimbabwe, followed by a match-winning 126 in the second ODI, for which she received the Player of the Match award.