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37 Women Boxers to practice at Olympic camp from Feb 16 to July 31

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Chandigarh, Feb 15 (UNI) Haryana Minister of State for Sports and Youth Affairs Sandeep Singh has said that 37 women boxers from across the country will practice at the Olympic Camp to be held from February 16 to July 31 at Indira Gandhi Stadium in Delhi.
Sharing details of the camp, the Minister said of these 37 boxers, there are 21 women boxers from the state of Haryana. He said that this Olympic Camp includes six boxers from Rohtak and five from Bhiwani.
He further said that it is a moment of pride for the state that the girls are successful in every sphere of life. Moreover, the girls from families based in rural areas are becoming successful.
Sharing the achievements in boxing, Mr Sandeep Singh said that Haryana has a distinct place for women boxers. Sharing names of women boxers representing the state, he said that in the event Manju Rani, Monika, Aarti, Jyoti, Anamika Hooda, Meenakshi, Shiksha, Manisha, Sakshi Dhanda, Sonia Lather, Sonia Chahal, Jasmine Lomboria, Shashi Chopra, Praveen Hooda, Johnny Phogat, Amrita Ahlawat, Pooja Bauhra, Pooja Saini, Sushma Yadav, Anupama Kundu etc will be participating.
The Minister said that the players were excited to participate in the Olympics Camp. He said that players of 48 kg, 51 kg, 52 kg, 57 kg, 60 kg, 64 kg, 69 kg, 75 kg and 81 kg weight categories will participate in this Camp.
He said that the entire credit for growing attraction of the players towards sports goes to Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar. The government’s announcement of giving an advance of Rs 5 lakh to the Olympic qualifying player has also added enthusiasm among players.

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