Ten- member Indian Boxing team is all set to participate in the 3rd International Boxing Championship, slated in Sofia, Bulgaria from October 17 to October 23. The team comprises six boxers from Haryana, two from Assam and one each from Uttar Pradesh and Manipur, informed the general secretary Uttarakhand Boxing Federation Dharmendra Bhatt on Tuesday. He also said that the Indian team had left for Bulgaria on Monday night to participate in different weight categories of the championship.
The Indian team includes Nitu in 48 kg weight category (Haryana), Joy Kumari (Assam) in 51kg, Sakshi (Haryana) in 54 kg, Shashi (Haryana) in 57 kg, Tilotima (Manipur) in 60 kg, Ankushita (Assam) in 64 kg, Ashtha (Uttar Pradesh) in 69 kg, Sapna (Haryana) in 75 kg, Anupama (Haryana) in 81 kg and Neha (Haryana ) in + 81 kg weight. The head coach who is accompanying the boxing team is Bhaskar Chandra Bhatt SAI, Uttarakhand, Bhatt informed.