Womens National Boxing from Oct 21 in Hisar performances to be considered for WC selection
New Delhi Sep 29 PTI The National Womens Boxing Championship will be held in Hisar Haryana from October 21 to 27 and performances of the pugilists will be taken into account while selecting the squad for the world championships in December The event will be staged at St Josephs International School in Hisar This event will mark the return of womens national championships after a gap of more than one year due to the COVID-19 pandemic the performances will be considered when the selection committee will meet to finalize the squad for the upcoming AIBA World Championships which is scheduled later this year the Boxing Federation of India BFI stated The tournament will be played as per the AIBAs revised 12 weight divisions — 48kg 50kg 52kg 54kg 57kg 60kg 63kg 66kg 70kg 75kg 81kg and 81kg Weve resumed the domestic circuit slowly but steadily Complete safety precautions have been taken for our boxers and support staff as well as for the others involved in organising the tournaments in these unprecedented times said BFI President Ajay Singh We have successfully conducted five national championships in the last three months including the junior and youth events We are glad that despite the constraints we have seen so many fresh talents participating and getting the opportunity to pursue the sport at the highest level he added The draw will take place on the evening of October 20 All the boxers team officials coaches and technical officials taking part in the championships will need to provide a negative RT-PCR report with a bar code of tests conducted 72 hours before their arrival at the venue The mens event was held earlier this month in Bellary Karnataka The gold-winners from that tournament have been selected for the world showpiece in October The exact dates and venue of the womens world championship are yet to be announced by the International Boxing Association AIBA PTI PM PDS PDS
New Delhi Sep 29 PTI The National Womens Boxing Championship will be held in Hisar Haryana from October 21 to 27 and performances of the pugilists will be taken into account while selecting the squad for the world championships in December The event will be staged at St Josephs International School in Hisar This event will mark the return of womens national championships after a gap of more than one year due to the COVID-19 pandemic the performances will be considered when the selection committee will meet to finalize the squad for the upcoming AIBA World Championships which is scheduled later this year the Boxing Federation of India BFI stated The tournament will be played as per the AIBAs revised 12 weight divisions — 48kg 50kg 52kg 54kg 57kg 60kg 63kg 66kg 70kg 75kg 81kg and 81kg Weve resumed the domestic circuit slowly but steadily Complete safety precautions have been taken for our boxers and support staff as well as for the others involved in organising the tournaments in these unprecedented times said BFI President Ajay Singh We have successfully conducted five national championships in the last three months including the junior and youth events We are glad that despite the constraints we have seen so many fresh talents participating and getting the opportunity to pursue the sport at the highest level he added The draw will take place on the evening of October 20 All the boxers team officials coaches and technical officials taking part in the championships will need to provide a negative RT-PCR report with a bar code of tests conducted 72 hours before their arrival at the venue The mens event was held earlier this month in Bellary Karnataka The gold-winners from that tournament have been selected for the world showpiece in October The exact dates and venue of the womens world championship are yet to be announced by the International Boxing Association AIBA PTI PM PDS PDS
