Boxer Lairenlakpam Ambekar Meetei makes historic Youth Olympics final
Meetei who hails from Manipur became the first Indian boxer to reach a Youth Olympics final since Shiva Thapa in 2010, ending a 16-year wait. | Photo Credit: Instagram/ Ambekar Lairenlakpam
Meetei who hails from Manipur became the first Indian boxer to reach a Youth Olympics final since Shiva Thapa in 2010, ending a 16-year wait. | Photo Credit: Instagram/ Ambekar Lairenlakpam
Indian boxer Lairenlakpam Ambekar Meetei stormed into the Men’s 50kg final at the Youth Olympics in Dakar with a 5-0 victory over Colombia’s I.J. Galea Arevalo in the semifinal.
Meetei who hails from Manipur became the first Indian boxer to reach a Youth Olympics final since Shiva Thapa in 2010, ending a 16-year wait.
He is assured of at least a silver medal having made the summit clash.
Meetei defeated Senegal’s Cheikh Ibrahima Fall Faye in the round of 16 and Abraham Kelanga from Namibia in the quarterfinals via a Referee-Stops-Bout decision before beating the Colombian boxer in the semifinals in a unanimous verdict.
He will now face Ireland’s Kristian Jubani in the gold medal bout.
Meetei trains at the National Institute of Sports (NIS) in Patiala.
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