Asian Games 2026: Double blow for India in boxing as Sakshi loses in round of 16, injured Sumit exits

Asian Games 2026: India’s Sakshi Chaudhary (51kg) and Sumit (70kg) exited the boxing competition, while Parveen advanced to the women’s 65kg quarterfinals after receiving a walkover from Tajikistan’s Malika Nozimova.

New Delhi: Indian boxer Sakshi Chaudhary has been knocked out of the Asian Games 2026 after suffering a 2-3 defeat to Kazakhstan’s Alua Balkibekova in the women’s 51kg Round of 16 on Thursday, September 24. The 26-year-old from Haryana won the gold medal at the 2026 Glasgow Commonwealth Games but struggled to land her punches as Balkibekova maintained the........

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