Ambekar Meetei storms into men’s 50kg final at Youth Olympics

DAKAR, SENEGAL India's Lairenlakpam Ambekar Meetei stormed into the men's 50kg boxing final at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games after registering a commanding 5-0 victory over Colombia's Izzon Jeffrey Galea Arevalo in the semifinals. Ambekar Meetei dominated the contest to secure a unanimous points verdict and book his place in the gold medal bout.

He will now look to cap his campaign with a gold medal. Ambekar's semifinal victory against the Colombian ended a 16-year wait for an Indian boxer in a Youth Olympics final, matching the milestone set by Shiva Thapa at the inaugural Singapore 2010 Games.

From Manipur, Ambekar trains at the National Institute of Sports (NIS) in Patiala.