The Hindu
The Indian woman junior boxing team selected to participate in the
Golden Gloves of Vojvodina Intenational Meet during a camp being held at
Port Stadium in the city on Monday. Photo: C.V.Subrahmanyam
One of the boxers, Lalenkawli, who won gold in last year’s World meet
in Turkey, expressed confidence that she would win a medal.
The Andhra Pradesh Amateur Boxing Association organised a function at
the Port Stadium here on Monday to wish success to the eight Indian
junior woman boxers who are participating in the Golden Gloves of
Vojvodina International Meet to be held in Serbia from July 5 to 8.
Former MLA and chairman of the Olympic Association of Visakhapatnam
P.V.G.R. Naidu handed over a cash award of Rs. 5,000 to S. Marthamma, a
member of the team hailing from the district.
The eight boxers were selected from 36 players who are undergoing
training at SAI STC at Port Stadium for the Asian and World
championships. This will be a preparatory programme for the bigger
meets.
President of District Basketball Association T.S.R. Prasad, Sports
Officer of Visakhapatnam Port Trust and former Olympian M.V. Manikyalu,
Dronacharya awardee E. Prasada Rao, coach of the team and Dronacharya
awardee I. Venkateswara Rao, and others were present.
Ambition
One of the boxers, Lalenkawli, who won gold in last year’s World meet in
Turkey, expressed confidence that she would win a medal. Winning a gold
medal in the Olympics was her ambition, said the Mizoram boxer.