AIBA Youth World Boxing Championship: Current Affairs Special Series |

Team Adda247 and BankersAdda are here with a Current Affairs Special Series for SBI and IBPS interview 2021. In this series, candidates will be introduced to current affairs topics daily, which will not only improve their general awareness but also will ensure that the candidates do not lack if any current affairs topic is asked in the interview. Today’s Current Affairs topic is AIBA Youth World Boxing Championship.

AIBA Youth World Boxing Championship

The International Boxing Association (AIBA) championship has concluded in Kielce, Poland from 13 to 23 April 2021. India becomes champion by winning 8 gold and 3 bronze medals.

Top three places secured respectively: 1st– India, 2nd– Russia and 3rd– Uzbekistan

Indian winners and their event:

Name	Medal	Event & Category
Sachin	Gold	Bantamweight (56 Kg)
Bishwamitra Chongtham	Bronze	Lightweight (49 Kg)
Vishal Gupta	Bronze	Heavyweight (91 Kg)
Gitika Narwal	Gold	Light flyweight (48 Kg)
Naorem Babyrojisana Chanu	Gold	Flyweight (51 Kg)
Punam Punia	Gold	Featherweight (57 Kg)
Vinka	Gold	Lightweight (60 Kg)
Arundhati Choudhary	Gold	Welterweight (69 Kg)
Thokchom Sanamacha Chanu	Gold	Middleweight (75 Kg)
Alfiya Pathan	Gold	Heavyweight (81 Kg)

As the Table shows, the Indian women’s team created history and secured the highest number of medals in the AIBA youth world boxing championship 2021. Indian women’s team finished with seven gold medals and topped the table in the women’s section.

Indian boxer Sachin performed exclusively and clinched the gold medal. With this remarkable achievement, a total of 11 medals including 8 gold in the championship India emerged as one of the top boxing countries in the world.