Eight boxers from the State are going to participate in the 46th Junior Men National Boxing Championship to be organised by the Indian Amateur Boxing Federation in Chennai from October 28 to November 1, informed Orissa Amateur Boxing Association president T Krishna Patro at a Press meet held here on Thursday.
The boxers are Durga Prasad, Brahma Narayan Sahu, Soumya Ranjan Pandit of Ganjan district, Prakash Dash, Rakesh Dash, Jaganath Patro, of Baleswar district, Satya Ranjan Nayak of Khordha district and Ajit Moharana of Koraput district.
Coach Sukanta Kumar Dalai of Ganjan district and manager Ashok Kumar Sethi of Baleswar district will accompany with the players.
The 17th National Senior Women’s Boxing Championship will be held from December 3 to 7 at the Brahmapur Stadium in which 31 clubs from different state will participate, informed Patro.
Among others, association secretary Kabiraj Gauda, VP Danda Pani Pradhan and Anil Kumar Singhdeo were present.