NEW DELHI, May 13: A fit-again Thokchom Nanao Singh and rising pugilist Shiva Thapa are the strong medal bets in a 10-member Indian boxing team that left for Khabarovsk, Russia today to compete in the Konstantin Korotkov Memorial International tournament scheduled from May 15 to 20.
Former Asian Championships silver-medallist Nanao, who did not compete at all last year while recovering from injuries, would compete in the 49kg division.
“The injuries are behind me now and hopefully this tournament would give a fresh start to my career,” said Nanao, a 2008 youth world champion.
The 19-year-old Shiva (56kg) is also coming off a long break from competition given that his previous international event was the London Olympics last year.(PTI)
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