A 19-member Indian Men's boxing squad on Monday left for Tashkent, to participate in a 12 day long multi-nation training camp ahead of the World Boxing Championships which is scheduled to be held there from 30 April to May 14.
Coming from a conservative family, there was little scope that she could enter the world of sports. But her father had other plans: he wanted her to become a boxer.
The camp will be held from April 20-May 5. The World Championships will take place in Istanbul from May 6-May 21.
Naorem Chanu (51kg), Vinka (64kg) Sanamacha Chanu (75kg), Poonam (54kg) and Sushma (81kg) fetched the yellow metal for the country in a phenomenal sweep.
Vikas won a lightweight 60kg category gold in Guangzhou 2010, before winning a middle-weight bronze in the 2014 edition in Incheon.
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Despite the loss, the 24-year-old from Delhi joined a rare club of world championship medallists from India.
Vijender takes on the Chinese pugilist in an unification bout on August 5 in Mumbai.
Shiva will face Chinese Taipei's Chu-En Lai in the quarterfinals on Wednesday.
Santiago Nieva says he hasn't found anything that needs urgent overhauling.
