Archive · 3 Oct 2026
Ankush Panghal Ends India’s Asian Games Boxing Gold Wait
Ankush Panghal won a gold medal in boxing for India at the Asian Games.
He beat South Korea’s Kim Minseong in the men’s 80kg final by a score of 4-0.
Panghal stayed aggressive and led throughout the three-round fight.
His win was India’s first men’s Asian Games boxing gold since 2018.
It was also the first Indian gold medal in the Games’ 80kg boxing category.
Lovlina Borgohain and Parveen Hooda won two more boxing gold medals for India.
Indian boxers finished with six medals, including three golds.
India also earned medals in archery, sailing and sepaktakraw during the same reported day.
Ankush Panghal defeated South Korea’s Kim Minseong 4-0 in the men’s 80kg final.
Panghal became the first Indian male boxer since Amit Panghal in 2018 to win Asian Games gold.
He also became the first Indian boxer to win Asian Games gold in the men’s 80kg category, introduced in 2022.
India won three boxing golds through Panghal, Lovlina Borgohain and Parveen Hooda, finishing with six boxing medals.
India also won women’s recurve archery gold, men’s recurve archery silver, sailing bronze and a sepaktakraw bronze on the reported competition day.
- Who
- Indian boxer Ankush Panghal defeated South Korea’s Kim Minseong; Lovlina Borgohain and Parveen Hooda also won boxing golds for India.
- What
- Panghal won the men’s 80kg boxing gold medal and helped India complete a three-gold boxing haul.
- When
- Friday at the 2026 Asian Games according to most reports; one report described the final as taking place on Thursday.
- Where
- The Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games in Japan, with reports placing the boxing events in Nagoya.
- Why
- Panghal’s victory ended India’s wait for a men’s Asian Games boxing gold since 2018 and delivered the country’s first gold in the 80kg category.
- Final result
- Ankush Panghal defeated Kim Minseong 4-0.
- Event
- Men’s 80kg boxing final at the 2026 Asian Games.
- Boxing golds
- India won three: Panghal in the men’s 80kg, Lovlina Borgohain in the women’s 75kg and Parveen Hooda in the women’s 65kg.
- India’s boxing total
- Six medals, including three golds, described by reports as India’s best Asian Games boxing gold haul.
- Historical milestone
- Panghal became the first Indian male boxer since Amit Panghal in 2018 to win Asian Games gold.
- 80kg category
- The men’s 80kg category was introduced at the Asian Games in 2022.
- Reported overall tally
- One report listed India with 74 medals: 14 gold, 25 silver and 35 bronze.
Sources
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