With just about 10 days remaining before the start of the event, international female pugilists have begun their training camp for the 13th edition of the IBA Women's World Boxing Championships with Sri Lanka being the first team to take to the ring on Saturday. The Championships will be held from March 15 to 26 at the Indira Gandhi Sports Complex here
The training camp is being organised by the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) with the support of the Rural Electrification Corporation (REC). The leading Maharatna Company under the Ministry of Power has signed a support agreement with BFI in February and will be spending INR 30 crore over the period of three years as part of its CSR initiative to help develop the sport in India.
As a part of the support agreement, BFI is utilising the funds to conduct the international training camp which will be attended by the top boxers to prepare for the Championships including the Olympic bronze medallists Lovlina Borgohain and reigning World Champion Nikhat Zareen.
