New Delhi [India], March 5 (ANI): The Indian boxing contingent is able to punch above their weight as they began coaching on the camp, organised particularly forward of the thirteenth version of the Women’s World Boxing Championships which might be held from March 15 to 26 on the Indira Gandhi Sports Complex in New Delhi.

The prime 12 Indian boxers, chosen for the Championships, skilled on the Indira Gandhi Sports Complex on Sunday for the primary time after reaching Delhi forward of the event. They had been additionally accompanied by pugilists from France, South Africa, Morocco and Sri Lanka as a part of the joint coaching camp, as per a press launch from the Boxing Federation of India (BFI).

The coaching camp is being organized by the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) with the help of the Rural Electrification Corporation (REC). The main Maharatna Company beneath the Ministry of Power signed a help settlement with BFI in February and as a part of the long-term settlement, this coaching camp will a key initiative.

The joint boxers coaching targeted on getting acclimatised and fine-tune the technical facet of the sport throughout the coaching session. The pugilists principally used the college fight coaching type to get into the rhythm with out the chance of getting injured.

The BFI might be internet hosting the Women’s World Boxing Championships for the third time, most ever by any nation for the reason that event’s inception and a complete of 395 boxers, together with the 12 Indians, from 78 nations have registered to this point for this biennial occasion.

The occasion may also 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.

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 (81+kg). (ANI)

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