Mary Kom to Train at ASI Pune

Delhi, May 5 – Six-time world champion MC Mary Kom (51kg) and two other Olympic-bound boxers Simranjit Kaur (60kg) and Lovlina Borgohain (69kg) will train at the Army Sports Institute in Pune as part of their preparations for the Tokyo Games.

The elite women national camp for the 2021 Tokyo Games preparations was scheduled to take place in Delhi. However, due to a surge in the Covid-19 cases in the national capital, the decision was taken to shift the camp to Pune, which will go on till July 31.

The 2019 World Championship bronze medallist Jamuna Boro (54kg) is also making a return to the national camp after a long break due to an injury as she is included among the 10 boxers selected to take part in the national camp.

While another Olympic qualified boxer Pooja Rani (75kg), who has been training at IIS Bellary since the lockdown, will continue to train at the same venue for now.

The national training camp will be conducted with a secure training module created in which players are divided into three different groups alongside their respective sparring partners and coaches as they will train within the group at different scheduled times.