ASBC Asian Youth & Junior Boxing Championships Begins Today (Representational Pic)
Even before its boxers enter the ring, India is assured of a whopping 21 medals in the Asian Youth and Junior Boxing Championships for men and women in Dubai after many pugilists failed to participate in the event because of Covid-related travel restrictions. As per the draw, among the 21 in the medal rounds, nine have directly made it to the finals.
In 2️⃣0️⃣1️⃣9️⃣ 🇮🇳 Junior & Youth boxing team bagged 2️⃣1️⃣ & 1️⃣2️⃣ medals respectively. Our new young guns will be keen to better this tally at 2021 ASBC Asian Youth & Junior Championships 🥊
— Boxing Federation (@BFI_official) August 20, 2021
📅 August 20-30, 2021
📍 Dubai, 🇦🇪
Check out the team👇#PunchMeinHaiDum#boxing pic.twitter.com/z8B7pBFUQE
The Asian Championships will provide the much-needed competitive tournament to the promising young talents at the Asian level after a gap of almost two years lost due to pandemic.
The gold medalists in the youth age group will receive prize money of USD 6,000 each while silver and bronze medalists will claim USD 3,000 and USD 1,500 respectively. However, the junior champions will be awarded USD 4,000 and, USD 2,000 and 1,000 for silver and bronze medallists respectively.
The continental event will witness some thrilling action due to the presence of pugilists from strong boxing nations like Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan.