Five debutants in India squad for women’s world boxing championships

New Delhi, Aug 8:
Veteran L Sarita Devi (60kg) will be gunning for her first world championship medal in more than 10 years after she was named in India’s 10-strong women’s boxing squad today, along with five debutants.
Along with Sarita, India Open gold-medallists Neeraj (57kg) and Jamuna Boro (54kg) also made the squad which will be headlined by six-time world champion M C Mary Kom (51kg), who was picked on Wednesday without a trial on the basis of her performance in the past few months.
Manju Rani (48kg), Jamuna Boro (54kg), Neeraj (57kg), Manju Bomboriya (64kg), and Nandini (81kg) will be competing in the mega-event for the first time. (PTI)

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