Date:06/10/2006 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2006/10/06/stories/2006100604261800.htm

Sport - Boxing

Santosh Singh to lead

NEW DELHI: World junior silver medallist, Santosh Singh will lead the Indian challenge in the Asian Junior boxing championship to be held in Goa from October 10 to 15.

The 11-member team announced by the Indian Amateur Boxing Federation (IABF), also include South Asian Games gold medallist Dinesh Kumar.

About 120 boxers from 17 countries are expected to participate in the championship. Pugilists from Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Pakistan, Chinese Taipei, Mongolia, Thailand, Iran, Malaysia and Vietnam have confirmed their entries for the event.

The team: Paramjit Singh (48kg), Santhosh H (51kg), Santosh Singh (54kg), Chhotelal Yadav (57kg), Dilbagh Singh (60kg), Noba Singh (64kg), Suresh Kumar (69kg), Parminder Singh (75kg), Dinesh Kumar (81kg), Paramjit Samote (91kg), Baljit (plus 91 kg). — Principal Correspondent