Sakshi Chaudhary (boxer)

Sakshi Chaudhary
Chaudhary in 2026
Personal information
NationalityIndian
Born (2000-09-09) 9 September 2000[1]
Bhiwani district, Haryana, India
Height157 cm (5 ft 2 in) (2026)[1]
Military career
Branch
 Indian Army
Rank
Havildar
Sport
SportBoxing
Weight class
51 kg (2026)[1]
Medal record
Women's boxing
Representing  India
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Commonwealth Games 1 0 0
World Boxing Cup 1 0 0
Asian Boxing Championships 0 0 1
Youth World Championships 2 0 0
Junior World Championships 1 0 0
Total 5 0 1
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place2026 Glasgow51 kg
World Boxing Cup
Gold medal – first place2025 Astana54 kg
Asian Boxing Championships
Bronze medal – third place2021 Dubai54 kg
Youth World Championships
Gold medal – first place2017 Guwahati54 kg
Gold medal – first place2018 Budapest57 kg
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place2015 Taipei54 kg

Sakshi Chaudhary (born 9 September 2000)[1] is an Indian boxer who competes in the 51 kg weight category. She won the gold medal in the 54 kg category at the 2025 World Boxing Cup in Astana. She won the gold medal in the women's 51 kg event at the 2026 Commonwealth Games at Glasgow.

Early life

Sakshi hails from Bhiwani district in Haryana.[2][3][4] Her family is engaged in agriculture. She started boxing in 2012 and initially trained under Jagdish Singh. She later moved to train at the Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports, run by the Sports Authority of India, at Patiala.[4] She is a havildar in the Indian Army.[4][5]

Career

In May 2015, Chaudhary won the gold medal in the 54 kg weight category at the IBA Youth and Junior World Boxing Championships at Taipei, after beating Yarisel Ramirez in the finals.[6] She won the gold medal in the 2017 AIBA Youth Women's World Boxing Championships at Guwahati after defeating England's Ivy Jane Smith in the final of the bantamweight category.[7] In the 2018 AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships at Budapest, she won the gold medal in the 57 kg weight category, after defeating Croatia's Nikolina Ćaćić in the final.[8] In the 2025 World Boxing Cup at Astana, she won the gold medal in the women's 54kg category.[9]

Having competed in the 54 kg category earlier, Chaudhary moved to the 51 kg in early 2026, as compatriot Preeti Pawar had already secured the 2026 Commonwealth Games quota in the 54 kg category. In the National trials in the 51 kg category, she defeated the 2022 Commonwealth Games gold-medalist Nikhat Zareen and the 2025 World Boxing Championships gold-medalist Minakshi Hooda to earn her place in the Indian squad for the Commonwealth Games.[4][5] In the round of 16 of the women's 51 kg event at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, she defeated Botswana's Lethabo Modukanele by unanimous decision to advance to the quarter-finals.[10] In the quarter-finals, she defeated Caitlin Fryers of Northern Ireland to progress to the semi-finals.[11] In the semi-finals, she defeated Amber Jane Wall of Canada to progress to the finals.[12] In the finals, she defeated England's Ruby White by an unanimous decision to win the gold medal.[13] This was White's first competitive loss and snapped her 68-game winning streak since her debut in amateur boxing.[14]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games Results - Athlete Detail". glasgow2026.com. Retrieved 23 August 2026. Date of Birth: September 9, 2000 (25)
  2. ↑ "Boxer profiles" (PDF). Indian Boxing Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 July 2026. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
  3. ↑ "Eligible candidates, 64th diploma" (PDF). Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 July 2026. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Know Your Athlete – Sakshi Chaudhary (Boxing)". The Bridge. 23 July 2026. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
  5. 1 2 "India at CWG 2026: Know Your Athlete – Sakshi Chaudhary (Boxing)". The Times of India. 23 July 2026. Archived from the original on 31 July 2026. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
  6. ↑ "AIBA Women's Junior/Youth World Boxing Championships Taipei 2015: Junior Winners Revealed". International Boxing Association. 23 May 2015. Archived from the original on 31 July 2026. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
  7. ↑ "Five countries win golds as 2017 AIBA Youth Women's World Boxing Championships come to a close in Guwahati". International Boxing Association. 26 November 2017. Archived from the original on 14 April 2026. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
  8. ↑ Results, 2018 AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships (PDF) (Report). Indian Boxing Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 July 2026. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
  9. ↑ "World Boxing Cup Kazakhstan 2025: Jaismine Lamboria, Sakshi and Nupur win gold as India finish with 11 medals - all winners". Olympics.com. 6 July 2025. Archived from the original on 17 July 2025. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
  10. ↑ "Sakshi Chaudhary Highlights, Commonwealth Games 2026: Indian Boxer clinches quarterfinal spot with unanimous decision". Outlook. 27 July 2026. Archived from the original on 31 July 2026. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
  11. ↑ "Five wins, nine medals assured! India's boxing stars deliver flawless day at CWG 2026". The Times of India. 29 July 2026. Archived from the original on 31 July 2026. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
  12. ↑ "Boxing results, 31 July". 2026 Commonwealth Games. Archived from the original on 31 July 2026. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
  13. ↑ "Boxing results, 1 August". 2026 Commonwealth Games. Archived from the original on 31 July 2026. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
  14. ↑ "Commonwealth Games 2026: Indian boxing rewrites history with record gold haul; Lovlina Borgohain settles for silver medal". Olympics.com. 1 August 2026. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
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