The Indians are also training in Europe before the Paris Olympics
As many of the countries, India also sent their boxers to Europe to acclimatize to the local environment before the Paris Olympics. Six of the Indians have qualified for the Paris Olympics in boxing and the country is ready to win medals in the French capital.
Their team competed in the 2nd World Olympic Boxing Qualifying Event in Bangkok and at the Grand Prix Usti nad Labem in the recent weeks.
India trains in Germany before the Paris Olympics as Thailand and several other countries from all over the world where the facilities are outstanding and there are enough top quality of sparring partners.
Dmitriy Dmitruk, Chenanda Achaiah Kuttapa, Pranamika Borah, Dharmendra Singh Yadav and Khimanand Belwal are the coaches of the Indian team in the training camps but physiotherapist, masseur, masseuse, doctor, nutritionist, video analyst and psychologist are also supporting the preparation of the squad.
All of the four qualified Indian girls are in the training camp including the two-time World Champion Nikhat Zareen who has strong potential at the women’s light flyweight (50kg) in Paris. Zareen lost in the semi-finals of the Asian Games but she trained even harder this year to achieve a top result in the Olympics.
The Asian Games bronze medallist Preeti Pawar (54kg), the tall Jaismine Lamboriya (57kg) and their ace, the World Champion and Tokyo Olympics star Lovlina Borgohain (75kg) are also working hard in the camp.
Nishant Dev achieved a bronze medal at the 2023 Men’s Elite World Boxing Championships in Tashkent and finally he qualified for the Paris Olympics through the last chance option from Bangkok. The 24-year-old boxer has strong potential at the men’s light middleweight (71kg) in the Games which will be his first one during his career. Several young Indian talents are also in the training camp such as the Asian U22 Champion Poonam (women’s 57kg), the Asian Youth Champion 17-year-old Brijesh Tamta (men’s 48kg), the Asian U22 Champion Nikhil (men’s 57kg) and other young talents to support the preparation of the team.
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