Manikaran to host women boxing meet
Our Correspondent
Kullu, October 8
Kullu District Boxing Association president Kishan Thakur said the state-level women championship would be held in Manikaran of Kullu district on October 15 and 16.
Addressing mediapersons here today he said teams from Shimla, Una, Hamirpur, Bilaspur, Solan, Mandi, Kinnaur, Lahaul & Spiti and Kullu will participate in the tourney. The Himachal team will be selected to participate in the national tournament to be held at Hisar in Haryana from October 21.
Thakur said many girls of Kullu had participated in national events earlier also. He said the association provided a platform for the sportspersons to excel in boxing.
A grant of Rs 75,000 was given by the government to the association earlier, but it was not given this time due to Covid crisis, said Thakur. The association had contributed through voluntary donations to organise the tournament, so that the women boxers were not deprived of participation in the tournament, he said.
