Asian Boxing Championships: Announcement of the Boxing Team for the Asian Championships, these star players included in the team

Asian Boxing Championships: Veteran Shiv Thapa and Tokyo Olympics bronze medalist Lovlina Borgohain will lead the Indian men’s and women’s team challenge, respectively, at next month’s Asian Boxing Championships. The selection tests for the prestigious continental competition to be held in Amman, Jordan, from October 30 to November 12, were held at NIS Patiala from Thursday to Saturday.

Nikhat and Amit gave no judgment

Defending world champion Nikhat Zareen, three-time Asian Championships medalist Amit Panghal and Birmingham Commonwealth Games medalists Rohit Tokas and Sagar Ahlawat did not participate in the trials. A source from the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) told PTI that Zareen has rested from the tournament while Panghal, Tokas and Ahlawat are injured. Thapa is a five-time Asian Championship medalist. Until now, he has won a gold medal, two silver medals and as many bronze medals in this top competition.

There will be hope again by Shiv Thapa

In the previous tournament he won his fifth consecutive medal with a silver medal and became the most successful Indian male boxer in the history of the tournament. The only other male boxer to win five medals at the Asian Championships is Kazakhstan legend Vasily Levitt. He is also an Olympic silver medalist and a two-time world championships bronze medalist. Two-time Commonwealth Games bronze medalist Mohammad Hussamuddin (57kg) is the other standout name on the men’s team.

Lovlina will have to come back

After failing to perform as expected at two major tournaments, the World Championships and the Commonwealth Games, Lovlina would like to prove herself. Lovlina, 24, who won a bronze medal at the last tournament, will compete in the 75kg category as she begins preparations for the Paris Olympics, which she will drop from her 69kg welterweight class. The women’s team also includes World Championship bronze medalist Parveen Hooda (63kg) and world junior boxing champion Alfia Pathan (+81kg). The Indian contingent is likely to leave for Amman in mid-October for a 15-day training camp before the tournament.

The teams are the following:

Men: Govind Sahni (48kg), Sparsh Kumar (51kg), Sachin (54kg), Mohammad Husamuddin (57kg), Etash Khan (60kg), Shiv Thapa (63.5kg), Amit Kumar (67kg) ), Sachin (71kg), Sumit (75kg), Lakshya C (80kg), Kapil P (86kg), Naveen K (92kg), Narendra (over 92kg).

Women: Monika (48kg), Savita (50kg), Meenakshi (52kg), Sakshi (54kg), Preeti (57kg), Simranjit (60kg), Parveen (63kg), Ankushita Boro (66kg) , Pooja (70 kg), Lovlina Borgohain (75 kg), Sweety (81 kg), Alfia Pathan (over 81 kg).