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Lovlina Borgohain and Nikhat Zareen volition header the Indian contingent astatine the Asian Boxing Championships successful Mongolia from March 28-April 11 with Commonwealth and Asian Games spots astatine stake.
The 20-member squad was finalised aft a month-long valuation process that included show astatine the National Championships successful January and the ongoing nationalist campy successful Patiala nether newly-appointed women’s main manager Santiago Nieva and seasoned men’s manager CA Kuttappa. As per the BFI policy, finalists astatine the Asian conscionable successful the approved value categories volition beryllium selected arsenic nonstop entries for the multi-sport events aboriginal this year.
While Lovlina volition beryllium successful enactment successful the 75kg, Preeti Pawar (54kg), Arundhati Choudhary (70kg) and Priya (60kg) person besides been included. All 4 won medals astatine the caller Boxam Elite 2026 Championship successful Spain. In the men’s category, World Boxing Cup Final and Boxam Championship 2026 golden medallist Sachin Siwach volition beryllium favourite to scope the last (60kg).
The squad:
Men: Vishwanath Suresh (50kg), Jadumani Singh (55kg), Sachin Siwach (60kg), Aditya Pratap Yadav (65kg), Deepak (70kg), Akash (75kg), Ankush (80kg), Lokesh (85kg), Harsh Choudhary (90kg), Narender (90+kg);
women: Minakshi Hooda (48kg), Nikhat Zareen (51kg), Preeti Pawar (54kg), Jaismine Lamboriya (57kg), Priya (60kg), Ankushita Boro (65kg), Arundhati Choudhary (70kg), Lovlina Borgohain (75kg), Pooja Rani (80kg), Alfiya Pathan (80+kg).
