Of the 34 women boxers attending the national preparatory camp for next month s Asian Boxing Championships here at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Sports Complex, 30 percent have been sidelined after testing positive for Covid-19.The Asian Boxing .
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New Delhi– Six-time world champion MC Marykom will lead the Indian challenge at next month’s Asian Boxing Championships to be held here at the Indira Gandhi Sports Complex, said an official of the Boxing Federation of India (BFI).
The BFI had conducted national selection trials in non-Olympic weight categories last weekend in New Delhi, but four women boxers including Marykom (51kg) who have qualified for the Tokyo Olympics were exempted from it.
Simranjit Kaur (60kg), Lovlina Borgohain (69kg) and Pooja Rani (75kg) were the other three boxers who didn’t participate in the selection trials for the Asian meet.
Asian Boxing Confederation allocates $200,000 to new development fund Tuesday, 6 April 2021
A total of $200,000 (£144,000/€169,000) has been allocated by an Asian Boxing Confederation (ASBC) commission to the first phase of a new development programme.
The ASBC Fund and Development Commission confirmed the amount during its first meeting, held in Uzbekistan s capital Tashkent.
According to the ASBC, the money will be used to support boxers across the continent amid the coronavirus pandemic.
It will be spent on equipment and educational programmes, among other initiatives.
ASBC executive director Ali Salameh said allocating the funding directly to boxers, cooperating with the International Boxing Association (AIBA) and supporting educational courses are the key factors in developing the sport on the continent.
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