The Indian boxing group of the likes of MC Mary Kom (51 kg) and Amit Panghal (52 kg) flew within the “air-bubble” flight to Dubai to compete within the Asian Boxing Championship, which was scheduled to air for longer than scheduled. Had to remain. Its touchdown was delayed because of administrative paperwork.
The event begins Monday and attracts can be drawn on Sunday. This is the one main competitors that boxers will get earlier than the July-August Olympics, as there are COVID-19 restrictions worldwide.
The group reached Dubai on Friday night.
“There was some confusion concerning the approval letter for the go to which was ultimately thanked for the intervention of the Indian Embassy within the United Arab Emirates. The airplane took a while to land however the boxers have now reached their lodge.
The Boxing Federation of India issued an announcement thanking the Indian Ambassador to the UAE for his help, however didn’t present particulars of why the flight was delayed.
“The Indian contingent has landed in Dubai and reached the hotel. Two rounds of RT-PCR testing have been conducted – one at the airport and the other at the hotel. The Indian team flew on a SpiceJet flight under an air bubble agreement with all necessary and relevant permissions, ”the assertion learn.
“The Boxing Federation of India is grateful to the Indian Embassy and Ambassador Shri Pawan Kapoor for serving to to make sure the participation of the group within the 2021 ASBC Asian Championships. We are additionally grateful to the Asian Boxing Confederation and the UAE Government. “
The 10-member ladies’s group is led by intrepid MC Mary Kom (51 kg) together with three different Olympic boxers Simranjit Kaur (60 kg), Lavlina Borgohen (69 kg) and Pooja Rani (75 kg).
The two Olympic names lacking from the lads’s group are Manish Kaushik (63 kg) and Satish Kumar (+91 kg), each at the moment recovering from COVID-19. A complete of 5 males have certified for the Tokyo Games in July-August.
Apart from India, Indonesia, Iran, Kazakhstan, South Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Philippines and Uzbekistan are among the many main nations that can compete within the continental showpiece.
India gave their greatest Asian Championship efficiency within the 2019 version in Thailand, profitable 13 medals together with two gold, 4 silver and 7 bronze.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
