Sachin Singh clinches gold at the AIBA Youth World Championships

Sachin Singh became the third Indian boxer to clinch gold at the AIBA Youth World Championships held in St Petersburg, Russia. He contested in 49kg weight class and recorded a rare Indian win over a Cuban boxer. India has finished the AIBA Youth World Championships with one gold and a bronze, which is an improvement over the solitary bronze won in the 2014 episode. Earlier, Naman Tanwar clinched Bronze medal in the 91 kg category.

Sachin, an Asian Youth Championships quarter-finalist has brought back victory to India after a gap of 6 years. The last gold was won by Vikas Krishnan in the 2010 edition of the championship. Sachin will be given a cash award of Rs. 1 lakh by Boxing Federation of India (BFI).