New Delhi [India], February 27 (ANI): Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain and reigning world champion Nikhat Zareen will lead the cost because the Indian contingent fielded by the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) appears to create new data on the IBA Women’s World Boxing Championships 2023.
The Championships can be held from March 15 to 26 on the Indira Gandhi Sports Complex in New Delhi.
2020 Tokyo Bronze medallist, Lovlina Borgohain (75kg) has two World Championships bronze medals to her identify up to now and can be a part of seven different Olympic medallists boxing for glory within the upcoming Championships.
Nikhat Zareen, however, will defend her title within the 50kg class. She turned the world champion within the 2022 IBA Women’s World Boxing Championships held in Istanbul, Turkey.
Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games gold medallist Nitu Ghanghas can even signify the nation within the 48kg class. The two-time Youth World Champion will look so as to add one more main medal to her identify.
“In the last few years, India has become a powerhouse of boxing and we intend to further cement our standing with this talented contingent for the IBA Women’s World Boxing Championships. It is a line-up of champions and I am sure that they will bring glory to the country again.” stated Ajay Singh, President of the Boxing Federation of India in a press release by the governing physique of the game within the nation. (BFI).
Manisha Moun who introduced herself on the worldwide stage with spectacular performances on the 2018 World Championships in Delhi can be representing the nation within the extremely aggressive 57kg featherweight class. Manisha gained the bronze medal on the 2022 World Championships.
2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Jaismine Lamboria has been a quarter-finalist within the 2022 version and can field within the 60kg class.
Young pugilists Preeti and Sanamacha Chanu will signify India within the 54kg and 70 kg classes respectively. Preeti gained a bronze medal on the 2022 Asian Championships whereas Sanamcha is the 2021 Youth World Champion and just lately turned the National Champion in her class.
The reigning Asian and nationwide champion Saweety Boora can be competing within the 81kg weight class. The skilled campaigner, who gained a silver medal within the 2014 World Championships in South Korea can be desirous to proceed her spectacular type so as to add to her medal tally.
Youth World Champions Sakshi Chaudhary (52kg) and Shashi Chopra (63kg) together with 2019 South Asian Games gold medallist Manju Bamboria (66kg) can be desirous to show their mettle of their respective classes on the World Championships.
In the 81kg heavyweight class, India’s medal hopes can be shouldered by the reigning National Champion Nupur Sheoran.
The occasion will see a complete prize pool of INR 20 crore – INR 10 crores being the pool for gold medallists. Boxers who end as runners-up of their classes in addition to those that declare bronze will obtain their prizes from swimming pools of INR 5 crores respectively.
The Boxing Federation of India (BFI) can be internet hosting the Women’s World Boxing Championships for the third time, most ever by any nation because the event’s inception and a complete of 350 boxers, together with the 12 Indians, from 74 nations have registered up to now for this biennial occasion.
Indian Squad-Nitu Ghanghas (48kg), Nikhat Zareen (50kg), Sakshi Chaudhary (52kg), Preeti (54kg), Manisha Moun (57kg), Jaismine Lamboria (60kg), Shashi Chopra (63kg), Manju Bamboria (66kg), Sanamcha Chanu (70kg), Lovlina Borgohain (75kg), Saweety Boora (81kg) and Nupur Sheoran (81kg). (ANI)