Mary Kom, Lovlina in Indian girls’s boxing squad for Asian Championships

Olympic-bound six-time world champion M C Mary Kom (51kg) will spearhead the Indian girls’s problem within the Asian Boxing Championship slated to be held right here from May 21 to 31.
Mary Kom is a six-time Asian medallist, together with 5 gold medals. She had opted out of the earlier version of the occasion in 2019.
She not too long ago received a bronze medal at a event in Spain, her first aggressive outing since qualifying for the Olympics a yr in the past.
Another distinguished identify within the staff for the continental showpiece is two-time world bronze-winner Lovlina Borgohain (69kg). The Assam boxer can also be certain for the Olympic Games.
Simranjit Kaur (60kg) and Pooja Rani (75kg) are the opposite Tokyo-qualified boxers within the squad. Kaur had claimed a silver medal within the earlier version of the championship, which was held in Bangkok.
Rani, alternatively, can be aiming so as to add a second successive Asian gold to her kitty. She received the highest honours in 2019 within the 81kg division.
Rookie Jasmine (57kg), who clinched a gold medal in her maiden worldwide aggressive outing final month in Spain, has bought the nod forward of the extra skilled Manisha, who was a bronze-winner on the 2019 Asian meet.
Jasmine defeated Manisha within the choice trials. Also within the squad is former junior world champion Sakshi.
The Team: Monika (48kg), Mary Kom (51kg), Sakshi (54kg), Jasmine (57kg), Simranjit Kaur (60kg), Pwilao Basumatary (64kg), Lovlina Borgohain (69kg), Pooja Rani (75kg), Saweety (81kg), Anupma (+81kg).