Mary Kom Among 10 Boxers To Resume Training, Women's National Camp Shifted To Pune
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Ten boxers were chosen for the elite women national camp at the Army Sports Institute in Pune as part of their preparation for the Tokyo Olympics.
Indian women boxers including six-time world champion MC Mary Kom (51kg) and two other Olympic-bound boxers Simranjit Kaur (60kg) and Lovlina Borgohain (69kg) on Wednesday were named in the elite women national camp which is set to resume at the Army Sports Institute in Pune as part of boxers' preparations for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. With a surge in the COVID-19 cases, the decision was taken to shift the camp to Pune which will go on till July 31. The 2019 World Championship bronze medallist Jamuna Boro (54kg) is also making a return to the national camp after a long break due to an injury as she is included among the 10 boxers selected to take part in the national camp. While another Olympic qualified boxer Pooja Rani (75kg), who has been training at IIS Bellary since the lockdown, will continue to train at the same venue for now.More Related News