Amit Panghal, Mary Kom, and Vikas Krishan have been added to the National camp

In the men’s camp in Patiala, Panghal was joined by a fit-again Vikas Krishan, who had shoulder surgery last year after the Olympics, Manish Kaushik, Satish Kumar, and Ashish Kumar.

Six Indian boxers were enrolled in the ongoing national camps for women and men in Delhi and Patiala on Tuesday, including six-time world champion M C Mary Kom and Asian Games gold medalist Amit Panghal. In the men’s camp in Patiala, Panghal was joined by a fit-again Vikas Krishan, who had shoulder surgery last year after the Olympics, Manish Kaushik, Satish Kumar, and Ashish Kumar.

Following the Boxing Federation of India’s recommendation, Mary Kom will report to the women’s camp at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi. The two camps will run till March 14, according to a statement from the Sports Authority of India. Because they had boycotted the national championships after the Tokyo Olympics, all six of them were not included in the December camps.

On January 3, the Olympian boxers will join the camps, which began with only those who had competed in the National Championships. The inclusion suggested by the Boxing Federation of India was authorised by the Sports Authority of India as the Commonwealth and Asian Games approached,” the SAI added.

The National Camp at NIS, Patiala, hosted 63 men boxers from various weight divisions, as well as 27 coaching and support staff A total of 57 women boxers, including Olympic bronze medalist Lovlina Borgohain, as well as 25 coaches and support staff, have already arrived at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium for the national camp.