KOLKATA
Rio Olympics gold medalist in 60kg Estelle Mossely of France and Tokyo Olympics silver medalist in 57kg Nesthy Petecio of Philippines are a number of the high boxers who’ve registered for the World women’s championships, to be held in Delhi from March 15 to 26.
The 30-year-old Estelle, a former world champion, has additionally received medals in different elite occasions such because the European Games and European championships.
Nesthy, a 2019 World champion, was the primary ever boxer from her nation to win an Olympics medal.
Tokyo Olympics silver medallists Beatriz Lasmin Ferreira (60kg) of Brazil and Qian Li (75kg) of China and bronze winners Tsukimi Namiki of Japan and Irma Testa of Italy (57kg) and 2016 Olympic bronze medallist Ingrit Valencia of Colombia (51kg) are among the many elite boxers who’ve entered their names for the occasion, which can be held in Delhi for the third time.
Home favorite Lovlina Borgohain, who bagged bronze in 69kg in two World championships and the Tokyo Olympics, will attempt to assert her class in a brand new weight after securing the Asian title in 75kg.
Nikhat Zareen, the 52kg World champion who bagged the Commonwealth Games gold in 50kg, can be one other star attraction from the host.
Even as a number of international locations pulled out of the occasion because of the International Boxing Association’s determination to permit boxers from Russia and Belarus to compete beneath their very own flags, the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) claimed that the World championships acquired a report variety of entries.
“We have already received registrations from 74 countries so far, bigger than that in any previous edition. The last World championships saw the participation of 310 boxers. In this edition, we already have more than 350 registrations, which are open till February 25,” stated BFI president Ajay Singh.
