Ambekar Meetei Lairenlakpam Wins 50 kg Boxing Gold for India at Youth Olympics
India has a boxing gold at the Youth Olympic Games Dakar 2026. Ambekar Meetei Lairenlakpam won the men's 50 kg title on 12 November. He beat Ireland's Kristian Jubani 3-2 in a tight gold medal bout. The win came on points at the Dakar Expo Center.
Here is the podium for the event.
| Medal | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Ambekar Meetei Lairenlakpam | India |
| Silver | Kristian Jubani | Ireland |
| Bronze | Izzon Jeffrey Galea Arevalo | Colombia |
| Bronze | Alan Jesus Ocampo Cano | Mexico |
This was a close final. The 3-2 scoreline means the judges were split. Jubani took two of the score cards. Lairenlakpam won the other three, which was enough for gold. Boxing awards two bronze medals in every event, one to each losing semi-finalist. Galea Arevalo and Ocampo Cano took those places.
Ten gold medal bouts were held on 12 November, five for women and five for men. Lairenlakpam's bout was scheduled for around midday. His gold is one of two Indian boxing golds on the day. Gunjan Gunjan won the women's 48 kg title later in the evening. Both golds are India's first 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 | Ambekar Meetei Lairenlakpam | Boxing | Men's 50 kg |
| Gold | Gunjan Gunjan | Boxing | Women's 48 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.