IOA ad-hoc body fixes Nov for national boxing c’ship
6 Sept 2014 5:02 AM IST
The IOA-appointed ad-hoc committee, currently overseeing some affairs of Indian boxing, on Thursday fixed the senior national championships for both men and women in November even as state units voiced their concerns about the upcoming elections to constitute a new federation.
The six-member committee, headed by veteran administrator Tarlochan Singh, on Thursday met representatives from 19 state units and discussed the conduct of national championships, which have not been held for two years.
‘The men’s championships will be held in the first week of November in Uttarakhand and the women’s championships will be in Delhi in the last week of the same month. Once a new federation takes shape after elections, the dates will also be worked out,’ committee’s convener Rakesh Gupta said.
The other issue discussed in the meeting was increasing the weight categories for women boxers in the national games. ‘Even though Olympics and Asian Games allows for only three weight categories for women, we have requested all 10 women’s categories be included in the roster for National Games,’ said added.
The six-member committee, headed by veteran administrator Tarlochan Singh, on Thursday met representatives from 19 state units and discussed the conduct of national championships, which have not been held for two years.
‘The men’s championships will be held in the first week of November in Uttarakhand and the women’s championships will be in Delhi in the last week of the same month. Once a new federation takes shape after elections, the dates will also be worked out,’ committee’s convener Rakesh Gupta said.
The other issue discussed in the meeting was increasing the weight categories for women boxers in the national games. ‘Even though Olympics and Asian Games allows for only three weight categories for women, we have requested all 10 women’s categories be included in the roster for National Games,’ said added.
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