Overview
- The Nov 16–20 event at the Shaheed Vijay Singh Pathik Sports Complex features 10 weights per gender with eight-boxer brackets beginning at the quarterfinals.
- India has host entries across all divisions led by Nikhat Zareen, Jaismine Lamboria and Minakshi Hooda, while the men aim to rebound from a medal-less World Championships.
- Official draws put Zareen directly into a 51kg semifinal against Uzbekistan’s Gulsevar Ganieva and Lamboria into a 57kg semifinal versus Kazakhstan’s Ulzhan Sarsenbek.
- Turnout is lighter than planned, especially on the women’s side, with China skipping the tournament and Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan sending second-string teams.
- World and Olympic medallists including Huang Hsiao-Wen, Sewonrets Okazawa, Agata Kaczmarska and Munarbek Seiitbek Uulu are competing, with 300 ranking points for each gold.