Gunjan Gunjan Wins Boxing Gold for India at Youth Olympics
India has won a gold medal in boxing at the Youth Olympic Games Dakar 2026. Gunjan Gunjan took the women's 48 kg title on 12 November. She beat Algeria's Bouthaina Bensalah 5-0 in the gold medal bout. The result was a win on points at the Dakar Expo Center.
Here is the podium for the event.
| Medal | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Gunjan Gunjan | India |
| Silver | Bouthaina Bensalah | Algeria |
| Bronze | Lily Bassett | Great Britain |
| Bronze | Michela Guglielmon | Italy |
The scoreline shows a clear win. The 5-0 result means Bensalah did not take a single score card. The bout went the distance and was decided on points, not by a stoppage. Boxing awards two bronze medals in every event, one to each losing semi-finalist. Bassett and Guglielmon took those places.
Ten gold medal bouts were held on 12 November, five for women and five for men. Gunjan's bout was scheduled for the evening session. Her gold is part of a big day for India in the ring. Ambekar Meetei Lairenlakpam had won the men's 50 kg title earlier in the day. India's two boxing golds are its first golds at Dakar 2026. Before them, India's best finishes were silver medals.
India now has 2 gold, 3 silver and 5 bronze medals, ten in total. Here is every India medal at the Games so far.
| Medal | Athlete | Discipline | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Gunjan Gunjan | Boxing | Women's 48 kg |
| Gold | Ambekar Meetei Lairenlakpam | Boxing | Men's 50 kg |
| Silver | Tanvi Patri | Badminton | Women's Singles |
| Silver | Taniya | Beach Wrestling | Women's 75 kg |
| Silver | Khushbu Rajakbhai Darjada | Judo | Women's -63 kg |
| Bronze | Shourya Avinash Ambure | Athletics | Women's 100 m Hurdles |
| Bronze | Tirthank Pegu | Swimming | Men's 200 m Butterfly |
| Bronze | Dhinidhi Desinghu | Swimming | Women's 100 m Freestyle |
| Bronze | Dhinidhi Desinghu | Swimming | Women's 200 m Freestyle |
| Bronze | Rajkumari Lanchenbi Chanu | Wushu | Women's Changquan Combined |
Follow every country on the Youth Olympic Games medal tally.