Indian Sports Wrap, August 10: Nisha, Muskan bag gold as India wins nine medals in Asian U19 Boxing

BOXING

Nisha, Muskan bag gold as India wins nine medals in Asian U19 Boxing

India’s young women pugilists underlined their growing prowess in continental boxing as Nisha (54kg) and Muskan (57kg) clinched gold, and five others won silver, at the U19 Asian Boxing Championships 2025 in Bangkok, Thailand, on Sunday.

Of the 10 women boxers in the U19 fray, nine will return with medals – including 2 golds, 5 silvers, and 2 bronzes – showcasing India’s status as an emerging powerhouse alongside countries like Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and China.

Nisha opened India’s gold medal account in the second bout of the day when she raised her level to dominate the third and final round against Sirui Yang of China to record a 4:1 win. Muskan then made it two in a row for India, coming out with an aggressive approach and staving off Kazakhstan’s Ayazhan Ermek in the subsequent rounds to get a 3:2 split verdict.

Three more boxers will be in action in the men’s finals later in the day. India is also assured of 13 medals in the U22 category with five boxers set to fight for gold on Monday.

Among the other Indian women contesting for gold on Sunday, Vini went down against Sevara Mamatova of Uzbekistan in the 60kg final, while Arinda Akimoto of Japan got the better of Nisha 4:1 in the 65kg summit clash.

In the higher weight categories, Aarti Kumari (75kg) lost to Tongtong Gu of China, while Kritika Wasan’s (80kg) last-round efforts were not enough to avoid a 2:3 loss against Kuralay Yeginbaikyzy of Kazakhstan. Parchi Tokas (80+kg) went down by an identical margin against Sobirakhon Shakhobidinova of Uzbekistan.

India has fielded a 40-member contingent in the U19 and U22 continental event.

-Team Sportstar

MOTORSPORT

JK Tyre Novice Cup and Royal Enfield Continental GT Cup: Anish Shetty and Bhuvan Bonu dominate Round 1

Part of the 28th JK Tyre Racing Championship, the weekend saw exciting races in its two categories as Anish Shetty and Bhuvan Bonu came out all guns blazing in Round 1 of the Royal Enfield Continental Cup presented by JK Tyre and JK Tyre Novice Cup, which concluded over the weekend.

Anish dominated the Royal Enfield Continental GT Cup. To win a hat-trick of races spread over Saturday and Sunday was a sight to watch. If competition in the two-wheeler category was made to look woefully one-sided by Anish, born in Hubli and settled in Bengaluru, he had slogged hard for it. These bikes, weighing close to 200 kg are not easy to tease on the track. Anish showcased fitness and form and above all speed to catch the attention of one an all. The weather pattern over two days was different.

– Team Sportstar

TENNIS

ITF: Rutuja Bhosale wins doubles title

Rutuja Bhosale in partnership with Naiktha Bains beat Mary Lewis and Brandy Walker 4-6, 6-1, [12-10] in the doubles final of the $30,000 ITF women’s tennis tournament in Roehampton, Britain.

It was the 27th career doubles title for the 29-year-old Rutuja, and the second of the season.

Interestingly, except for the straight set victory in the first round, the Indo-British pair won the last three matches in the super tie-break and every time lost the first set.

– Kamesh Srinivasan

GOLF

Diksha fights back to even par, lies 13th in London

Indian golfer Diksha Dagar survived a roller-coaster back nine to card an even par 73 in the second round of the PIF London Championship held at Centurion Club.

Diksha, who has had a series of Top-10s this season, is now Tied-13th after being Tied-10th at the end of the first day.

Of the four Indian women who teed up this week, three made the cut. The other two were Pranavi Urs and Aditi Ashok.

Pranavi (75-71) was even par for two days at the Par-73 Centurion Club and was Tied-28th. Aditi Ashok (73-74) was T-37 at 1-over for two rounds. Rookie Avani Prashanth (76-76) missed the cut. The cut fell at +3 with 65 players making it through to the final day of action at Centurion Club.

Diksha birdied the first and the sixth with a bogey in between on the third to turn in 1-under. On the back nine, she dropped a shot on the 10th and then gave away a double bogey on the Par-4 12th.

The gritty golfer birdied the 13th and the 16th to recover to even par 73.

Diksha in Team Nadaud finished seventh, and Avani Prashanth was in Team Briem, which was also tied seventh. Aditi led the team, which had Pranavi, and they were 21st.

– PTI

Irish Challenge: Saptak Talwar tied-13th

Saptak Talwar fired a second straight round of 2-under 70 to move into tied-13th place and eye his first Top-10 of the season at the Irish Challenge at Killeen Castle.

– PTI

Ahlawat hangs on at Nexa Championships in Scotland

Indian golfer Veer Ahlawat endured a tough third round at the Nexo Championship, carding a three-over 75 to lie Tied-31st at Trump International Golf Links.

After rounds of 73-72 on the first two days, he is now four-over for 54 holes on a course where only a dozen players are under par.

India’s other player in the field, Shubhankar Sharma missed the cut earlier on.

– PTI