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Ankush Panghal Secures India's Historic First Men's Boxing Gold at Asian Games 2026

News18•02-10-2026, 15:13

•Ankush Panghal, 21, won India's first gold medal in men's boxing at the Asian Games 2026, defeating Minseong Kim of South Korea in the 80kg final with a dominant 5-0 score.
•This marks Ankush's second major gold, following his victory at the Commonwealth Games 2026.
•India's boxing contingent secured three gold medals at the Asian Games 2026, with Lovlina Borgohain (75kg) and Parveen Hooda (65kg) also claiming top honors in women's boxing.
•Lovlina Borgohain celebrated her birthday with a gold medal, defeating China's Ziyi Bao 5-0, upgrading her previous silver medal.
•Parveen Hooda earned her maiden Asian Games gold by narrowly defeating Paris Olympic bronze-medallist Chen Nien-chin of Chinese Taipei 3-2.

Ankush Panghal defeated Minseong Kim of South Korea with a 5-0 scoreline in the men’s 80kg final to secure the gold medal at the Asian Games 2026.

Lovlina Borgohain won gold in the women's 75kg category, and Parveen Hooda bagged the yellow metal in the women's 65kg category.

Before winning gold at his maiden Asian Games, Ankush Panghal also secured a gold medal at his debut Commonwealth Games held in July-August 2026.