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Priya Ghanghas assures Asian Games women’s 60kg medal with unanimous 5-0 quarterfinal win
India’s fifth boxing medal at the Games came after Priya Ghanghas recovered from a slow start and won 5-0 in the quarterfinals.
On Wednesday, Indian boxer Priya Ghanghas secured a bronze medal at the Asian Games 2026 after losing 1-4 to China's Yang Chengyu in the women's 60kg semifinal at Aichi-Nagoya.
Priya reached the semifinals on Monday after a unanimous 5-0 victory over Tajikistan's Mijgona Samadova, guaranteeing the 20-year-old Haryana boxer her first Asian Games medal.
Facing a more experienced opponent, Priya struggled to land clean strikes against Yang's solid defense, conceding the bout 1-4 despite aggressive combinations in the later rounds.
Indian boxers have achieved a six-medal haul at the ongoing Games in Aichi-Nagoya, marking an improvement over the previous edition's one silver and three bronze medals.
This bronze marks India's 55th medal at the 2026 Asian Games, adding to a successful campaign that included archery gold medals secured on Wednesday.