A 10-member Indian boxing team left for Khabarovsk, Russia on Monday to compete in the Konstantin Korotkov Memorial International tournament scheduled from May 15 to 20. Former Asian hampionships silver-medallist Nanao, who did not compete at all last year while recovering from injuries, would compete in the 49kg division. The 19-year-old Shiva is also coming off a long break from competition given that his previous international event was the London Olympics last year Also participating is Asian Games silver-medallist V Santhosh Kumar along with multiple-time national champion Kuldeep Singh.The Team: Thokchom Nanao Singh (49kg), Sunil Kumar (52kg), Shiva Thapa (56kg), Vikas Malik (64kg), V Santhosh Kumar (64kg), Dilbag Singh (69kg), Kuldeep Singh (75kg), Rahul (81kg), Jasveer Singh (91kg) and Satish Kumar (+91kg).
News On AIR | May 14, 2013 12:48 PM
Ten-member Indian boxing team leaves for Korotkov Memorial Tournament in Russia