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Ankush Panghal Makes History: India's First Men's Boxing Gold at Asian Games!
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News18•02-10-2026, 15:41
Ankush Panghal Makes History: India's First Men's Boxing Gold at Asian Games!
- •Ankush Panghal won gold in the men's 80 kg boxing final at the Nagoya Asian Games, defeating South Korea's Minsung Kim.
- •This marks India's first-ever gold medal in men's boxing at the Asian Games.
- •The 21-year-old boxer from Haryana secured a dominant 5-0 victory, winning the first round 4-1 and subsequent rounds 5-0 and 4-1.
- •Ankush's gold at his debut Asian Games follows his gold medal win at the Commonwealth Games earlier this year.
- •His victory brings India's total boxing gold medals at the current Asian Games to three, after Lovlina Borgohain and Parveen Hooda's wins.
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Ankush Panghal created history at the Nagoya Asian Games by winning India's first-ever gold medal in men's boxing, defeating South Korea's Minsung Kim in the 80 kg category final on October 2, 2026.
Ankush Panghal secured the historic gold medal by defeating South Korea's Minsung Kim in a one-sided 80 kg category final match by a 5-0 margin.
The Indian boxing team won a total of three gold medals at the Nagoya Asian Games, following victories by Lovlina Borgohain, Parveen Hooda, and Ankush Panghal.
