Indian boxers will probably be extremely motivated to higher the one bronze medal secured within the earlier version after they step contained in the ring for the boys’s World Championships, beginning right here from Monday.

There aren’t any Olympic berths on supply however the Worlds will present the pugilists with good preparation forward of September’s Asian Games, which is a qualifying occasion for the Paris Olympics.

The revised weight divisions for males, after being diminished for from 13 to 7 are 51kg, 57kg, 63.5kg, 71kg, 80kg, 92kg, +92kg. India’s hopes will probably be majorly pinned on six-time Asian Championship medallist Shiva Thapa (63.5kg) within the absence of Amit Panghal, who claimed the nation’s maiden silver in 2019, and final version’s lone medallist Akash Kumar.

Shiva created historical past final yea when he turned the primary male pugilist to win six Asian Championships medals with a silver. Having received a bronze on the 2015 Worlds, Shiva has tasted success on the prestigious occasion. He will probably be keen to vary the shade of his medal.

Alongside Shiva, Mohammad Hussamuddin (57kg) and Ashish Chaudhary (80kg) type the skilled core of the squad.

While Hussamuddin is a two-time Commonwealth Games medallist, Ashish is a former Asian Championship silver medallist and likewise represented the nation on the Tokyo Olympics. He will probably be competing on the occasion for the second time and could be eager so as to add one other main medal to his title.

The Indian squad additionally has some younger blood in 2021 World Youth champion Sachin Siwach (54kg) and Harsh Choudhary (86kg). Both boxers will probably be making their World Championships debut. Strandja memorial silver medallist Govind Sahani (48kg) will even be eager to proceed his good run.

Young pugilists Varinder Singh (60kg), Akash Sangwan (67kg), Nishant Dev (71kg) and Sumit Kundu (75kg), have additionally proven promise. Competing of their second World Championships, the quartet will probably be wanting to make use of the expertise to win this time.

The boxers are accompanied by CA Kuttapa, who returns as head coach. Like the Women’s World Championships in March, the sector will probably be a depleted one.

Countries together with Britain, Ukraine, Czech Republic, Canada, Ireland, Sweden, Poland and New Zealand are boycotting the occasion after the International Boxing Association, headed by Russian Umar Kremlev, allowed boxers from Russia and Belarus to compete underneath their very own flag towards the International Olympic Committee’s advice.

However, greater than 640 boxers from 104 international locations are set to battle it out within the event the place gold-winners will stroll away with a prize cash of USD 200,000.

The silver medallists are to be given USD 100,000, and each bronze-medallists will probably be awarded USD 50,000 every.

Seven defending World Champions are amongst those that will battle for glory, together with Sofiane Oumiha from France, Tomoya Tsuboi and Sewonrets Okazawa from Japan, Loren Alfonso from Azerbaijan, Saken Bibossinov from Kazakhstan, Yoenlis Hernandez Martinez and Julio La Cruz from Cuba. Squad: ===== Govind Sahani (48kg), Deepak Bhoria (51kg), Sachin Siwach (54kg), Mohammad Hussamuddin (57kg), Varinder Singh (60kg), Shiva Thapa (63.5kg), Akash Sangwan (67kg), Nishant Dev (71kg), Sumit Kundu (75kg), Ashish Chaudhary (80kg), Harsh Choudhary (86kg), Naveen Kumar (92kg) and Narender Berwal (92+kg).

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