Manipur
women boxers during practice session for the upcoming 38th National Games.
- IMPHAL — India’s
former boxing ace Laishram Sarita will lead the Manipur state boxing team at
the upcoming 38th National Games to be held in Uttarakhand from January 28 to
February 14.
- Former Asian Championship medalist and Arjuna awardee,
Sarita Devi will lead the eleven-member state boxing team as team manager while
SAI boxing coach Oinam Geeta Chanu and L Jipson Singh have been named as
coaches.
- Meanwhile, the state boxing team has already started
intensive coaching sessions since the past three weeks.
- “We’ve started our regular coaching sessions from January 3
and we’re planning to continue till January 27,” said coach Oinam Geeta Chanu,
while supervising the boxers at Sarita Boxing Academy in Imphal West district.
- “This time our boxers are preparing with an objective to
earn more medals than the previous records.”
- A total of eight boxers including three men and five women
boxers have qualified for the National Games. The men boxers are Brandon
Oinam(71kg), Chinglemba Singh (51kg), Th Leninson (63kg), while the women
boxers are Maibam Rosemary Chanu(50),S Bijeta Devi(54), Sovi Jajo (57), Th
Kunjarani Devi (60) and Th Alena Devi (66).
- On the prospects of the state boxing team at the upcoming
national event, coach Geeta shared, “With signs of improvement in their skills
and playing tactics, we’re expecting at least one gold and a silver medal each
this time.”
- Meanwhile, Manipur Olympic Association media committee chairman
N Ibungochoubi also visited Mayang Imphal coaching site and interacted with the
boxers and their coaches.
