Indian Amateur Boxing Federation (IABF) is pleased to announce the Indian Women Boxers selected for the AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships scheduled to be held at Qinhuangdao, China from the 9th?? 20th?May 2012. The team was selected based on the selection trials held at National Institute of Sports in Patiala, Punjab on the 1stand 2nd?of Apr, 2012. The World Championships will serve as the only qualifying event for the London 2012 Olympic Games, where competition will be held in three weight categories (51kg, 60kg and 75kg) in the sport of women’s boxing.
The boxers selected are as follows:
Indian Squad for 2012 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships |
Olympic Weight Divisions |
S. No |
Weight Category |
Name |
Unit |
2 |
Fly Weight (51kg) |
MC Mary Kom |
AIP |
5 |
Light Weight (60kg) |
L Sarita Devi |
AIP |
8 |
Middle Weight (75kg) |
Pooja Rani |
HAR |
Other Weight Divisions |
1 |
Light Fly Weight (48kg) |
Pinky Jangra |
HAR |
3 |
Bantam Weight (54kg) |
Sonia Lather |
HAR |
4 |
Feather Weight (57kg) |
K Mandakini Chanu |
AIP |
6 |
Light Welter Weight (64kg) |
Meena Rani |
RSPB |
7 |
Welter weight (69kg) |
Neetu Chahal |
HAR |
9 |
Light Heavy Weight (81kg) |
Jenny RL |
AIP |
10 |
Heavy Weight (+81kg) |
Kavita Chahal |
AIP |
For the very first time in history, women boxers will be competing at the Olympic Games. With 24 quotas places up for grabs, the seventh edition of the AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships is sure to be highly competitive. The top eight boxers in each of the Olympic weight categories will qualify for the London Games. Which essentially means all the quarter finalist in the Fly weight (51kg), Light weight (60kg) and Middle weight (75kg) will win an Olympic quota place. |