The International Boxing Association (IBA) President Umar Kremlev on Tuesday termed India because the capital of ladies’s boxing as the rustic is all set for the largest boxing match with the IBA Women’s World Boxing Championships 2023, kickstarting on Wednesday at New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi Sports Complex .
Hosted through the Boxing Federation of India (BFI), the distinguished event is going down in India for the 3rd time–the maximum for any nation within the historical past of the championship. The earlier two editions came about in 2006 and 2018 in New Delhi.
“India became the capital of women’s boxing and now we are witnessing historical moments together. Generally, 250 to 260 boxers compete in such championships but this year it’s a huge championship,” Kremlev mentioned whilst addressing the media right through the click convention which used to be additionally attended through the BFI President Ajay Singh together with the Rio Olympics champion Estelle Mossely of France and the reigning African champion Sara Haghighat-joo from Sierra Leone.
The upcoming thirteenth version of the event will witness participation of greater than 300 boxers shape 65 nations competing for the name in addition to the huge prize pool of INR 20 core throughout 12 weight classes.
“I believe the truth that India is web hosting the championship for the 3rd time is testimony to the truth that India is an actual energy in boxing and because the IBA President mentioned it’s certainly a capital of ladies’s boxing on the planet. What provides us even The larger excitement is the truth that the game has enabled us to empower ladies in our nation. And we glance upon boxing as one of the vital paths during which ladies from backgrounds, which aren’t incessantly the most efficient, stand up and transform champions of the sector, mentioned BFI President Ajay Singh.
An IOC tracking crew, led through PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), has additionally arrived in India and the PwC crew will paintings in parallel with the IBA onsite as Prof Richard McLaren and his McLaren Independent Investigation Team (MIIT) might be liable for the background vetting test of the contest officers on the championship. Kremlev additional added that there might be no doubts in regards to the integrity of the contest with the tracking crew and the bout evaluate rule in position.
The opening rite on Wednesday might be attended through the Honorable Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Singh Thakur, IBA President Kremlev and BFI President Ajay Singh together with emblem ambassador of the development MC Mary Kom, six-time global champion, and visitor of Bollywood megastar Farhan Akhtar.