NEW DELHI, November 2: Indian boxers delivered an impressive performance at the 46th International Tammer Boxing Tournament in Tampere, Finland, finishing at the top of the medals table with four gold, two silver and eight bronze medals.
Aarti Dhariyal (women’s 54kg), Ankushita Boro (women’s 65kg), Arundhati Chaudhary (women’s 70kg) and Pawan Bartwal (men’s 55kg) led India’s gold rush at the prestigious tournament, which concluded on Sunday.
Aarti dominated her final against Scotland’s Kernachan Stephen, registering a convincing 5-0 victory. Commonwealth Games gold medallist Arundhati had to work harder before overcoming Ireland’s Igharo Evelyn Ivi 3-2 to claim the women’s 70kg title.
Ankushita, meanwhile, defeated England’s Ella Thompstone 4-1 in the women’s 65kg final, while Pawan completed the gold-medal sweep with a commanding 5-0 win over Ireland’s Louis Rooney in the men’s 55kg category.
Hussam Mohammed (men’s 60kg) and Jaismine (women’s 57kg) secured silver medals, while eight Indian boxers finished with bronze.
The bronze medallists were Vivek Meena (men’s 65kg), Hitesh (men’s 70kg), Akshay (men’s 80kg), Bobin Chauhan (men’s 90kg), Chetan Choudhary (men’s 90+kg), Tanu (women’s 51kg), Disha Patil (women’s 60kg) and Imroz Khan (women’s 75kg).
India fielded a 14-member squad with an emphasis on providing international exposure to boxers ranked third in the country’s Olympic weight-category bench strength, alongside leading pugilists in Olympic weight categories not included in the Asian Games programme.
Organised by the Tampere Boxing Association, the Tammer Boxing Tournament has been held annually since 1977 and remains an established event on the international boxing calendar.
Boxing Federation of India president Ajay Singh congratulated the team, highlighting the importance of the tournament in assessing the country’s bench strength and preparing for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic qualifying events.
The performance in Finland is an encouraging indication of India’s growing depth across weight categories as the country continues its preparations for the next Olympic cycle.
