New Delhi: India on Monday named a strong 10-member boxing team for the forthcoming 12th SAG to be held in Shillong from February 13 to 16.
The elite women’s team will be spearheaded London Olympic bronze medallist and five-time world champion MC Mary Kom in the 51kg category while L Sarita Devi (60kg) and Popja Rani Bohra (75kg) are the other two female boxers named in the squad.
Sarjubala (51kg), Sonia Lather (60kg) and Aruna Mishra (75kg) have been named as the reserves.
The elite men’s consists of L Devendro Singh (49kg), Madan Lal (51kg), Shiva Thapa (56kg), Dheeraj (60kg), Manoj Kumar (64kg), Mandeep Jangra (69kg) and Vikas Krishan (75kg).
The reserves named in the men’s section are Shymakumar Kakara (49kg), Kavinder Bisht (51kg), V Durga Rao (56kg), Manish (60kg), Thomas M (64kg), Rakesh (69kg) and Sukhdeep Singh Bhatti (75kg).
Jaydev Bisht, Dharmender S Yadav, Kuttappa, O Geeta Chanu and Sandhya Gurung have been named as the coaches, Convenor of the AIBA Ad-hoc Committee for Indian Boxing Jay Kowli said in a statement. (PTI)
