MC Mary Kom, along with Bollywood actor Farhan Akhtar were revealed to be the brand ambassadors of the upcoming IBA Women's World Boxing Championships, which will take place in Delhi from March 15-26.
Top names from the boxing world, including eight Olympics medallists, will fight for the title at the tournament which India will be hosting for the record third time. The event will also see a massive prize pool of Rs 20 crore
The mascot Cheetah, which is named Veera, is synonymous to strength, valour, bravery and courage. Just like Cheetah, the world's fastest animal on land known for their speed, boxers beat their opponents with quick moments in the ring. Veera, the epitome of strength and courage, represents al
The Championships will be held from March 15 to 26 at the Indira Gandhi Sports Complex in New Delhi. Nikhat Zareen, on the other hand, will defend her title in the 50kg category. She became the world champion in the 2022 IBA Women's World Boxing Championships held in Istanbul, Turkey.
This is the first time that such a sports initiative is being taken to celebrate the international event and the Union Ministry has sanctioned a total budget of Rs 50 Lakh for the tournament.
The Commonwealth Games gold medalist stated that she is confident going into the IBA Women's Boxing world championship and will try to bring glory to the country once again.
The top 12 Indian boxers, selected for the Championships, trained at the Indira Gandhi Sports Complex on Sunday for the first time after reaching Delhi ahead of the tournament. They were also accompanied by pugilists from France, South Africa, Morocco and Sri Lanka as part of the joint train
The training camp is being organized by the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) with the support of the Rural Electrification Corporation (REC). The leading Maharatna Company under the Ministry of Power signed a support agreement with BFI in February and it will be spending INR 30 crore, as par
The Championships will be held from March 15 to 26 at the Indira Gandhi Sports Complex in New Delhi. 2020 Tokyo Bronze medallist, Lovlina Borgohain (75kg) has two World Championships bronze medals to her name so far and will join seven other Olympic medallists boxing for glory in the upcomin
The presence of light flyweight boxer Raat Rani, who is part of the Bihar team, in Bhopal speaks volumes about the success of events like the Khelo India Youth Games, where players from the grassroots level are given a chance to showcase their talent. Raat Rani represents the core essence of
After bagging a gold medal in the Women's World Boxing Championship Nikhat Zareen did not stop, She went on to win a gold at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022. Now, the next target for her is a medal in Paris Olympics 2024.