Siwach, Pawar Target Asian Games Gold After CWG Boxing Success

The Story in Brief

Indian boxers Sachin Siwach and Preeti Pawar have set their sights on Asian Games gold after winning their Commonwealth Games 2026 finals in Glasgow. Siwach beat Namibia’s Tryagain Morning Ndevelo 3-2 in the men’s 60kg final, while Pawar defeated Canada’s Scarlett Delgado by unanimous decision in the women’s 54kg final.

India’s boxers returned with seven gold medals and 10 medals overall, their best Commonwealth Games haul, according to The Hindu. India finished fourth in Glasgow with 39 medals, including 13 gold, 17 silver and nine bronze. The compact Games programme excluded shooting, hockey, wrestling and badminton. Pawar also named the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics as a target, while India received the Commonwealth Games flag for its proposed 2030 Amdavad edition.

The Indian Opinion

The loudest claims may treat Glasgow as proof that Indian sport has solved its medal problem. That would ignore the compact programme and the absence of several events where India traditionally performs well. The boxers still deserve credit for delivering under pressure, but the harder test is sustained success against Asia’s strongest fields. Their Asian Games results, especially the number of gold medals, will show whether this was a breakthrough or a favourable snapshot.

Source: thehindu.com

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