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A 10-member Indian boxing team announced for the World Championships in Azerbaijan next month ... The World Championship, scheduled to be held in Azerbaijan capital Baku from September 22 to October 10, is the first Olympic qualifying event from where all quarterfinalists will make the cut for the 2012 London Games ... After that the second and final Olympic Qualification Tournament for Asia will be held in Kazakhstan in March 2012.
Surprise selection of 20-year-old rookie boxer L Devendro Singh, as per report he defeated likes of Asian Championship silver-medallists Amandeep Singh and Thokchom Nanao Singh in the light fly weight 49kg selection trials ... Apart from from Devendro, other Indian team members r tried and tested names likes Vijender, Akhil, Suranjoy etc. ... Also interesting to note that Asian Games gold-medallist in the 60kg category, Vikas Krishan jumped a couple of divisions to welter weight 69kg.
Team - L Devendro Singh (49kg - Light Fly weight), Suranjoy Singh (52kg - Fly weight), Akhil Kumar (56kg - Bantam weight), Jai Bhagwan (60kg - Light weight), Manoj Kumar (64kg - Light Welter weight), Vikas Krishan (69kg - Welter weight), Vijender Singh (75kg - Middle weight), Dinesh Kumar (81kg - Light Heavy weight), Manpreet Singh (91kg - Heavy Weight), Paramjeet Samota (+91kg - Super Heavy weight)
A 10-member Indian boxing team announced for the World Championships in Azerbaijan next month ... The World Championship, scheduled to be held in Azerbaijan capital Baku from September 22 to October 10, is the first Olympic qualifying event from where all quarterfinalists will make the cut for the 2012 London Games ... After that the second and final Olympic Qualification Tournament for Asia will be held in Kazakhstan in March 2012.
Surprise selection of 20-year-old rookie boxer L Devendro Singh, as per report he defeated likes of Asian Championship silver-medallists Amandeep Singh and Thokchom Nanao Singh in the light fly weight 49kg selection trials ... Apart from from Devendro, other Indian team members r tried and tested names likes Vijender, Akhil, Suranjoy etc. ... Also interesting to note that Asian Games gold-medallist in the 60kg category, Vikas Krishan jumped a couple of divisions to welter weight 69kg.
Team - L Devendro Singh (49kg - Light Fly weight), Suranjoy Singh (52kg - Fly weight), Akhil Kumar (56kg - Bantam weight), Jai Bhagwan (60kg - Light weight), Manoj Kumar (64kg - Light Welter weight), Vikas Krishan (69kg - Welter weight), Vijender Singh (75kg - Middle weight), Dinesh Kumar (81kg - Light Heavy weight), Manpreet Singh (91kg - Heavy Weight), Paramjeet Samota (+91kg - Super Heavy weight)
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