The Haridwar Boxing Association is all set to conduct state level championship from May 17 in which 200 participants are slated to compete. This boxing championship will be held both in boys and girls category and will be held for three days wherein players from across the state shall be participating.
The president of district boxing association Vishal Garg said, “A total of 130 players in boys category and 70 in girls category shall be competing in the arena made in SM Public School. The boxing teams from all the districts of the state shall be participating in the competition.”
The patron of the association Arvind Panwar said that a training centre was established two years ago to encourage the boxing skills in youths. Many promising boxers have come forth from this training centre. About the overall scenario in boxing, Panwar said that India is ranked high in boxing category of sports. In the recently held Asian boxing championships, the Indian team won four golds and many silver medals. Many players from Uttarakhand team are members of national boxing team. Kavindra Bisht from Uttarakhand has also won a medal in boxing championship at national level, he said.