Ambekar Meetei reaches men’s 50kg final at Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games
Lairenlakpam Ambekar Meetei reached the men's 50kg boxing final at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games in Dakar, Senegal on November 12, 2026 after defeating Colombia's Izzon Jeffrey Galea Arevalo in the semifinals. The win advances him to the gold-medal bout.
Ambekar registered a unanimous 5-0 points decision, dominating the contest to secure the verdict and book his place in the final. His semifinal victory ended a 16-year wait for an Indian boxer to reach a Youth Olympics final, matching the milestone set by Shiva Thapa at the inaugural Singapore 2010 Games. Ambekar is from Manipur. He trains at the National Institute of Sports (NIS) in Patiala.
The report was published on November 12, 2026 at 02:26 am IST from Dakar, Senegal; the accompanying photograph was credited to Sportstar.
He will now contest the men's 50kg gold-medal bout at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games. The result gives Ambekar a chance to conclude his campaign with a gold medal.
