New Delhi, Dec 10 (Representative) A total of 49 women and 52 men boxers will resume training as the elite national boxing coaching camp will kick start in Rohtak and Patiala, respectively from December 11 to 24. The camp will see boxers from the recent Elite National Championships alongside the country’s other top boxers across 12 weight categories in the women’s section while 13 categories in the men’s section. Among the top boxers, the 2020 Olympic Games medallist Lovlina Borgohain along with Tokyo Olympics participants Simranjit Kaur and Pooja Rani will be part of the women’s camp.
The World Championships medal winners Manju Rani and Jamuna Boro and reigning national champions Nitu and Sonia Lather will also take part alongside other pugilists in the camp. The newly-appointed head coach Bhaskar Bhatt, who was earlier part of the youth setup, will lead the women’s camp. Alongside players, 12 coaches and 13 members of support staff will also be part of the camp which will take place at the National Boxing Academy for the first time. The men’s camp will see the current World Championships medallist Akash Kumar, the five-time Asian Championships medallist Shiva Thapa and other boxers alongside 13 coaches and 14 support staff at the Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports (NSNIS). After a short winter break, the camp will resume in January next year.