A 50-member squad, led by Asian Games medallist Preeti Pawar, has been named by Boxing Federation of India (BFI) for the Asian under-22 & youth championships, to be held in Astana from April 27 to May 7.
Preeti, one of the four Indians qualified for the Paris Olympics after winning the 54kg bronze at the Hangzhou Asian Games, will be joined by former Youth world champion Alfiya Pathan (81kg). Reigning Youth world champions Devika Ghorpade (52kg) and Vishvanath Suresh (48kg) are also part of the u-22 squad. Junior world champions Nisha (52kg) and Akansha (70kg) will lead the Indian challenge in the youth section.
Both competitions will see 25 Indian boxers each participating, selected after trials at the Army Institute of Sports, Pune, from April 6 to 10 for the u-22 category and at NCoE, Rohtak, from April 12 to 15 for the youth.
