NEW DELHI: London Olympic bronze medallist Mary Kom will make her aggressive debut at house in 51kg in the second edition of the India Open boxing event, to be held in Guwahati from May 20-24.
With Olympic qualification round the corner, India Open will witness 35 men and 37 ladies boxers from India vying for glory, at the same time as close to 200 pugilists from 16 boxing powerhouses will take part in the $70,000 event.
Mary Kom had opted out of the Asian Championships closing month in an effort to prepare for the World Championships as the development will serve as good preparatory flooring for Olympic qualification.
"I have been preparing well for 51kg category. Having got a real hand idea of the competition in this class in Germany, I am ready to give my best at this tournament and test myself ahead of the World Championships," stated Mary Kom, who led six Indian boxers to gold in the closing edition in New Delhi.
"I am glad the event will be hosted in Assam this time. With the North-East being a powerhouse of talent, I hope this gives an opportunity to the youngsters to watch and get inspired by watching us live," she added.
Keeping in mind the authorized weight categories for Olympic qualification, one of the crucial Indian pugilists have changed their weight divisions.
After her stunning performance at the Asian Championships, the place she become the first Indian to win a gold in 81kg, Pooja Rani has gone again to her authentic weight class of 75kg.
Assam's Bhagyabati Kachari too has made a an identical alternate while Asian Championships bronze medallist Manisha Moun will be combating it out in 57kg for the very first time.
Simranjit Kaur, a silver medallist at the continental event in 64kg, has switched to 60kg and will be competing with former international champion Sarita Devi, who added her eighth Asian medal this 12 months.
While the six-time international champion will be India's greatest medal hope all over again, Amit Panghal (52kg) will be taking a look to proceed his dominance after conquering the Asian Championships gold.
Assam's Shiva Thapa (60kg), who created a report via successful medals in four consecutive Asian Championships, will be aiming to provoke the house crowd, and so will Ankushita Boro (64kg), a gold medallist at the 2017 World Youth Championship.
2017 World Boxing Championships bronze medallist Gaurav Bidhuri (56kg) will be some other of the large medal bets from India.
"The India Open is a great opportunity for the Indian boxers. In the run-up to their preparations for the World Championships, they will be facing some of the top boxers including Asian Games and World champions," stated Ajay Singh, President of the Boxing Federation of India (BFI).
"BFI vision is to take boxing to every corner of the country. Staging the second edition of the India Open in Assam will give step in that direction and a chance to bring world-class boxers to the North-East region which has already contributed many Indian boxing success stories for India and will inspire the next generation to take up the sport in a much bigger way," he added.
In the impending edition, the gold medallists gets richer via USD 2,500, the silver medallists will receive USD1,000 for his or her exploits as the countdown for the event begins.
With Olympic qualification round the corner, India Open will witness 35 men and 37 ladies boxers from India vying for glory, at the same time as close to 200 pugilists from 16 boxing powerhouses will take part in the $70,000 event.
Mary Kom had opted out of the Asian Championships closing month in an effort to prepare for the World Championships as the development will serve as good preparatory flooring for Olympic qualification.
"I have been preparing well for 51kg category. Having got a real hand idea of the competition in this class in Germany, I am ready to give my best at this tournament and test myself ahead of the World Championships," stated Mary Kom, who led six Indian boxers to gold in the closing edition in New Delhi.
"I am glad the event will be hosted in Assam this time. With the North-East being a powerhouse of talent, I hope this gives an opportunity to the youngsters to watch and get inspired by watching us live," she added.
Keeping in mind the authorized weight categories for Olympic qualification, one of the crucial Indian pugilists have changed their weight divisions.
After her stunning performance at the Asian Championships, the place she become the first Indian to win a gold in 81kg, Pooja Rani has gone again to her authentic weight class of 75kg.
Assam's Bhagyabati Kachari too has made a an identical alternate while Asian Championships bronze medallist Manisha Moun will be combating it out in 57kg for the very first time.
Simranjit Kaur, a silver medallist at the continental event in 64kg, has switched to 60kg and will be competing with former international champion Sarita Devi, who added her eighth Asian medal this 12 months.
While the six-time international champion will be India's greatest medal hope all over again, Amit Panghal (52kg) will be taking a look to proceed his dominance after conquering the Asian Championships gold.
Assam's Shiva Thapa (60kg), who created a report via successful medals in four consecutive Asian Championships, will be aiming to provoke the house crowd, and so will Ankushita Boro (64kg), a gold medallist at the 2017 World Youth Championship.
2017 World Boxing Championships bronze medallist Gaurav Bidhuri (56kg) will be some other of the large medal bets from India.
"The India Open is a great opportunity for the Indian boxers. In the run-up to their preparations for the World Championships, they will be facing some of the top boxers including Asian Games and World champions," stated Ajay Singh, President of the Boxing Federation of India (BFI).
"BFI vision is to take boxing to every corner of the country. Staging the second edition of the India Open in Assam will give step in that direction and a chance to bring world-class boxers to the North-East region which has already contributed many Indian boxing success stories for India and will inspire the next generation to take up the sport in a much bigger way," he added.
In the impending edition, the gold medallists gets richer via USD 2,500, the silver medallists will receive USD1,000 for his or her exploits as the countdown for the event begins.
Mary Kom to make competitive debut in 51kg at India Open
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