NEW DELHI: Eight of India's nine men and women boxers, who participated at the Tokyo Olympics last year, have been left out of the country's boxing squad for the Strandja Memorial tournament in Bulgaria's Sofia from February 18-28. Asian champion Pooja Rani, who too had competed in Tokyo in the women's middleweight category (75kg), may also skip the event due to a family bereavement.
This will be the first international competition for the women's boxers since the Tokyo Olympics in July-August last year and first for the men's in almost four months.
