Ankush Panghal completes Indian boxing hat-trick at Asian Games

Ankush Panghal secured the men's 80kg gold at the Asian Games on 2026-10-02, defeating South Korea's Minseong Kim in the final.

His victory completed an Indian boxing hat-trick after Lovlina Borgohain and Parveen Hooda won their respective women's finals.

Lovlina celebrated her birthday with a win over China's Ziyi Bao to become a two-time Asian Games champion, while Parveen defeated Chen Nien-chin of Chinese Taipei to claim her first Asian Games gold.