Sri Lanka has just hosted the ASBC Asian U22 & Youth Boxing Championships at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium but the country’s boxing management is thinking about something bigger next year.
It is confirmed on the last competition day of the ASBC Asian U22 and Youth Boxing Championships, that Sri Lanka plans to host one of the upcoming World Boxing Championships in 2026.
The age group and the gender of this planning event has not been confirmed yet but Sri Lanka is ready to arrange another milestone in their boxing history taking a World Championships to Colombo.
International Boxing Association CEO Chris Roberts, Asian Boxing Confederation Interim President Aziz Kozhambetov and Sri Lanka Boxing President Dr. Anuruddha Shanaka Bandara met with the Sri Lankan Government, the local sports authorities to discuss this upcoming World Championships.
The ASBC Asian U22 and Youth Boxing Championships was a success in Colombo, Sri Lanka where the host country proved its potential, hospitality and provided high quality of services for all of the teams, delegations and officials.
Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, French Polynesia, IBA-India, Indonesia, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Mongolia, Nepal, New Zealand, IBA-Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, and Vietnam were the 23 participating nations in this championship.
Sri Lanka earned record number of medals in this ASBC Asian U22 and Youth Boxing Championships on home soil and their boxers are dreaming about the podium in the upcoming 2026 World Boxing Championships
(Agencies)
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