Nepal to participate in world boxing
Aug 10th, 2009 by admin
Kathmandu, August 9, NS report -
Two Nepali boxers are all geared up to participate in the World Boxing Association (AIBA) World Boxing Championship which will run through September 1-12 in Italy, Milan.
Dinesh Shrestha and Rajan Shilpakar will compete in 57 and 75 kg weight group respectively. AIBA had selected Asian players from 28 countries and coaches from five out of which two players and a coach from Nepal were chosen. Prachanda Sharma is the coach representing Nepal. The players will undergo a 15 day training for the championship in Milan on Monday.
The players were selected on the basis of their performance in the Fifth National Games, where, both the players had bagged gold in their respective weight category.
Shrestha, who was also chosen the best player of the tournament is at the top of the ranking list while Shilpakar is third. Shilpakar got the opportunity to participate in the world championship as second seeded Sudesh Manandhar is injured.
