~ Boxing crowned all 10 of its champions on Thursday (12 November), with India's Gunjan Gunjan and Ambekar Meetei Lairenlakpam among those to claim gold, while Argentina took the men's futsal title and Jordan won the taekwondo mixed team event.
"VAN" (Sports Desk - 13.11.2026) :: India's Gunjan Gunjan won the women's 48kg title as boxing decided 10 gold medals at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games on Thursday, 12 November, beating Algeria's Bouthaina Bensalah 5–0.
She joined compatriot Ambekar Meetei Lairenlakpam atop the podium, who beat Ireland's Kristian Jubani 3–2 in the men's 50kg final.
Before Dakar 2026, India had won two boxing medals at the Youth Olympic Games, both at Singapore 2010, they doubled the number in a matter of minutes in the Senegalese captial.
Venezuela's Grenyelis García also beat Azerbaijan's Gülər Hüseynova 5–0 in the women's 51kg title bout, while Georgia's Emil Ismailov took the men's 55kg 5–0 against Australia's Marley Dodd.
Jesfred Joel Torres Santiago earned Puerto Rico's first medal of these Games, winning men's 60kg gold when the referee stopped his bout with Thailand's Siwa Chainarong.
Britain's Michael Maughan won the men's 70kg title, with Japan's Sakuno Kenshin claming the men's 65kg title. Uzbekistan's Sabrina Chakomanova (women's 54kg) and Rushanabonu Isoeva (women's 60kg) and Sara Campos of Brazil (women's 57kg) were among the other champions crowned.
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