Aditya defeated Russia’s Islam Magomedov 4:1 on points in the men’s 55kg final to win gold at the U19 World Boxing Championships in Budva, Montenegro, on Tuesday.

Aditya secured India’s first gold medal at this edition of the U19 World Boxing Championships. India have also secured two bronze medals.

Aditya reached the final by defeating Azerbaijan’s Nihat Gasimov in the men’s 55kg semifinals. The Asian U-19 silver medallist dominated all three rounds and earned a unanimous 5:0 verdict from the judges to book his place in the final against Magomedov.

Megha Sheokand also secured a place in the women’s 80kg final after defeating Kyrgyzstan’s Meerim Chynybekova by referee-stopped contest (RSC) in the semifinals on Sunday. Sheokand dominated the opening round, and Chynybekova received three counts in the second round before the referee stopped the bout.

Harshika won bronze in the women’s 65kg category after a closely contested semifinal against USA’s Lauryn Elmore. Despite putting up a strong fight, Harshika lost 3:2 on the judges’ scorecards.

Prachi Tokas also claimed bronze in the women’s 80+kg category after losing 1:4 to Russia’s Samira Itonieva in the semifinals.

Earlier on Saturday, Harshita assured India of another medal by defeating Ireland’s Grace Bailey 5:0 in the women’s 65kg quarterfinals to advance to the semifinals.