Sports · 16 March 2026
Chandrika Pujari wins gold at World Boxing Futures Cup
Exam-focused facts from the 16 March 2026 current affairs briefing.
Key facts
- India concluded the World Boxing Futures Cup in Bangkok with a total of five medals, including one gold, three silver, and one bronze.
- Chandrika Pujari won the gold medal in the women’s 51 kg category by defeating Uzbekistan’s Mardonova Nazokat with a unanimous decision.
- Gunjan (48 kg) and Joyshree Devi (54 kg) secured silver medals after losing their respective final matches to boxers from England and the United States.
- L. Ambekar Meetei earned a silver medal in the men’s 50 kg category after losing the final bout to an opponent from Ukraine.
- Radhamani Longjam secured a bronze medal for India in the 57 kg weight category.