World Boxing U19 Championships 2026: Aditya Wins Gold, India Finishes with Four Medals

India ended up with four medals, one gold, one silver, and two bronze, at the World Boxing U19 Championships 2026 that took place in Budva, Montenegro. Aditya was India’s medal hope by winning the gold medal in the men’s 55kg category after beating Russia’s Islam Magomedov. Megha Sheokand grabbed a silver medal, while Harshika and Prachi Tokas claimed bronze medals. A total of 20 world champions were crowned at the event, where there were 474 participating athletes.

India’s Performance at World Boxing U19 Championships 2026

India won four medals at the World Boxing U19 Championships 2026, but Aditya was India’s only gold medallist.

Here is how the Indian team performed,

• Gold Medal: 1
• Silver Medal:: 1
• Bronze Medals:: 2
• Total Medals:: 4

The tournament was conducted in Budva, Montenegro, where a total of 474 athletes participated.

Aditya Clinches Gold in the Men’s 55kg event

Aditya came from behind in the final to defeat Islam Magomedov of Russia with a score of 4-1 to clinch gold in men’s 55kg.

After losing the opening round by the score of 3-2 on the judges’ scorecards, Aditya came back strong in the following rounds to become champion. He performed good enough in the second round to win the fight 4-1.

His path to victory included victories against these boxers.

• Round of 32: Christian Paez of the USA – RSC win.
• Round of 16: Filip Stanojevic of Serbia with a score of 5-0.
• Quarter-final: Tommaso Orlando of Italy with a score of 5-0.
• Semi-final: Nihat Gasimov of Azerbaijan with a score of 5-0.
• Final: Islam Magomedov of Russia with a score of 4-1.

Aditya also has a silver medal from the Asian U19 Championships in his medal collection.

Megha Sheokand Secures Silver Medal in Women’s 80kg Class

Megha Sheokand managed to secure the silver medal in the women’s 80kg class as she lost the final bout 0-5 to Ekaterina Frolova of Russia.

Megha was able to qualify for the final match after she defeated the Kyrgyzstan’s Meerim Chynybekova in the semi-finals match. The match was called off during the second round when the latter received three standing counts.

Before that, Megha defeated Melisa Eroglu of Turkey 5-0 in the quarter-final bout.

Medal Table – World Boxing U19 Championships 2026

Russia was leading the medal table with five gold medals, while Uzbekistan had four gold medals.

The tournament ended with 20 gold medals won in different weight categories. There were 474 participants in the championships with 80 athletes being the medalists.

Scotland and Argentina were also doing great in the championship on the final day. Gold medal in the men’s 65kg category went to Yashua Flemming from England.

The results provided above mention the leaders in terms of the number of gold medals but do not constitute the country-wise medal table of the championship.

About World Boxing U19 Championships

The World Boxing U19 Championships is an international boxing event for athletes under the age of 19 years organized under the international federation World Boxing.

The championship provides young boxers with an opportunity to compete with other athletes from different nations on an international platform.

The 2026 championship took place in Budva, Montenegro, where the championship included men’s and women’s events in different weight categories.