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| March 13, 2010 | Commonwealth Boxing Championships begin in New Delhi | |
New Delhi:The fifth Commonwealth Boxing Championships got underway here on Friday. Inaugurated by Sports Minister MS Gill, the opening ceremony was presided
over by Suresh Kalmadi, Chairman of Organising Committee of Commonwealth
Games-2010
and Abhay Singh Chautala, President, Indian Boxing Federation. Indian boxing
heroes
such as Vijender Singh, Akhil Kumar, Dinesh Kumar, Nanao Singh and Suranjay
Singh
will be seen in action in front of the home crowd. "I assure you that if you provide
us (the boxers) with better facilities the boxers will give you better results
(not) only in these Commonwealth Games but also in the Olympics 2012. The
maximum
number of medals will be won by the boxers. I hope that you will provide these
boxers with maximum facilities and encourage them," said Chautala. 130 boxers
from 14 countries including England, South Africa, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka,
Malaysia, Kenya and Singapore are participating in the championships which
conclude on March 17. |
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