Boxing | Lovlina Borgohain gets direct entry in Indian team for World Championship
The Hindu
The women's world championship is to be held in December in Istanbul, but the exact dates are yet to be decided
Tokyo Olympics bronze-medallist Lovlina Borgohain (69kg) has been handed direct qualification for the upcoming women's world boxing championships by the Indian federation, which has decided that the remaining squad will be made up of gold-winners from the upcoming nationals.
The national championships will be held in Hisar from October 21 and just like the recently concluded men's event, the champions will make the cut for the worlds' squad.
"The gold-medallists in each weight category will represent India in the AIBA women's world championship except 69kg (as) Tokyo Olympics bronze-medallist Lovlina Borgohain will see direct qualification for the world championships," the Boxing Federation of India stated.
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