Youth Olympics: Gunjan was one win away from gold after reaching the 48kg final

India’s Boxer Gunjan Enters Women’s 48kg Final at Dakar 2026 Summer Youth Olympics (Image Credit: X) Indian boxer Gunjan entered the women’s 48kg final at the 2026 Summer Youth Olympics in Dakar, Senegal on Wednesday, keeping India’s gold medal hopes alive.Gunjan defeated Great Britain’s Lily Bassett 4-1 in the semi-finals to book her place in the title fight. She became the second Indian female boxer to reach the finals in the competition.Five judges scored the fight 30-27, 29-28, 28-29, 29-28 and 30-27, with four of them favoring the Indian boxer.Gunjan will now face Bouthaina Bensalah of Algeria in the final. Bensalah booked her place in the title race after defeating Italy’s Michela Guglielmona 3-2 in a tight semi-final.

Gunjan assures India of a medal

Gunjan started her campaign with a first-round bye and went straight to the quarter-finals. She then defeated Mexico’s Atena Sofia Juarez Calero 5-0 to reach the semi-finals and secure a medal for India.Her semi-final victory now gave her the chance to turn her medal into gold.

Meetei also enters the finals

Earlier, Lairenlakpam Ambekar Meetei became the first Indian boxer to reach the finals of the boxing event at the 2026 Summer Youth Olympics.Meetei defeated Colombia’s Izzo Jeffrey Galea Arevalo 5-0 in the men’s 50kg semifinals on Wednesday. In the fight from the red corner, the Indian boxer dominated the match and won the support of all five judges.The judges scored the bout 28-27, 28-27, 28-27, 29-26 and 28-27.Meetei will face Irishman Kristian Jubani in the final. Jubani reached the title fight after defeating Mexico’s Alan Jesus Ocampo Cano 5-0 in the second semi-final.