From The Times of India
Owned by Bennett, Coleman & Co.India's Ambekar Meetei scripts history with boxing gold at Dakar Youth Olympics
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India sent its smallest ever Youth Olympic contingent, with 17 athletes competing in Dakar, Senegal. Despite the size, nine athletes secured ten medals, including two unprecedented boxing golds. Among the medalists were two young competitors from Manipur – 17‑year‑old Lairenlakpam Ambekar Meeti and a 15‑year‑old teammate – who gave the country reasons to celebrate even as the state grapples with prolonged ethnic violence, displacement and uncertainty.
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Lairenlakpam Ambekar Meetei made history at Dakar 2026 by clinching the gold medal in the men's 50kg boxing category, edging out Ireland’s Kristian Jubani in a nail-biting 3-2 final. His path to glory included a resounding 5-0 victory over Colombia's Izzon Jeffrey Galea Arevalo. This achievement…
