Armenia's first medal at the 2026 Youth Olympics: Soren Ketablian reached the semi-finals in boxing.
At the Youth Olympic Games in Dakar (Senegal), the Armenian boxer Soren Katavlian secured the first prize for the Armenian national team. In the quarter-final match of the weight category up to 65 kg on November 9, the Armenian athlete won an early victory over Fahad Vazir from Egypt - the referee stopped the fight (RSC), and recorded a clear advantage of Ketablian.
Reaching the semi-finals automatically provides the boxer with at least a bronze medal. In the fight for the ticket to the finals, scheduled for November 11, Soren's opponent will be the Japanese Kenshin Sakuno, who defeated Akhmedashu Hoshimov from Tajikistan in his quarterfinals by unanimous decision (5:0).