Venezuela, Puerto Rico, India and Great Britain celebrate first gold medals of Dakar 2026 as Youth Olympic Boxing takes centre stage
  • Title Venezuela, Puerto Rico, India and Great Britain celebrate first gold medals of Dakar 2026 as Youth Olympic Boxing takes centre stage
  • Publication Date 12th November 2026
  • Languages EN | ES | PT
  • Location Dakar Expo Center, Diamniadio, Senegal
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  • Press Release https://www.olympics.com/en/dakar-2026
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    Six days of fierce competition in the Boxing ring at the Youth Olympic Games reached its conclusion, with 10 gold medals up for grabs on Thursday at the Dakar Expo Center and the finals taking place across two sessions. The first men’s contest of finals day saw Ambekar Meetei Lairenlakpam deliver India’s first gold medal of Dakar 2026, beating Ireland’s Kristian Jubani in an entertaining and closely fought bout in the 50kg category. The fight was all square on the judges scorecards going into the final round, but an explosive finish from Lairenlakpam proved decisive to claim a split 3-2 victory, with the silver for Jubani delivering the first medal for Ireland at these Games.

  • Games Edition Dakar 2026 (YOG)
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