IBA President Umar Kremlev with BFI President Ajay Singh
Women’s World Boxing Championships 2023 to see 300 boxers from 65 countries compete in 12 weight categories for prize money of Rs 20 crore
International Boxing Association (IBA) President Umar Kremlev on Tuesday termed India as the capital of women’s boxing as the country gears up for the biggest boxing event with the IBA Women’s World Boxing Championships 2023 set to begin at New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi Stadium on Wednesday. is starting. Play Complex.
The prestigious tournament, hosted by the Boxing Federation of India (BFI), is being held in India for the third time – the most for any country in the championship’s history.
The last two editions took place in 2006 and 2018 in New Delhi.
“India became the capital of women’s boxing and now together we are witnessing a historic moment. Usually 250 to 260 boxers compete in such championships, but this year it is a big championship. The current African champion Sarah Haghighat-Ju from Sierra Leone.
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The upcoming 13th edition of the tournament will see participation from over 300 boxers from 65 countries as well as compete for a huge prize pool of Rs 20 crore across 12 weight categories.
“I think the fact that India is hosting the championship for the third time is a testimony to the fact that India is a real force to be reckoned with in boxing and as the IBA president said it is truly the capital of women’s boxing in the world. What makes us even more happy is that this sport has enabled us to empower women in our country. And we see boxing as one of the avenues by which women from backgrounds that are often not the best rise up and become champions of the world,” said BFI President Ajay Singh.
An IOC monitoring team led by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has also flown to India and the PwC team will work parallel to the IBA onsite as Professor Richard McLaren and his McLaren Independent Investigation Team (MIIT) will be responsible for the background checks. Competition officials in the championship.
Kremlev further stated that with the monitoring team and bout review rule there would be no doubt about the integrity of the competition.
The inauguration ceremony on Wednesday will be attended by the Hon’ble Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Play Mr. Anurag Singh Thakur, IBA President Kremlev and BFI President Ajay Singh along with Brand Ambassador MC Mary Kom, six time world champion, and guest of honor for the event Bollywood Star Farhan Akhtar.
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