India’s campaign to start off with boxing in World Military Game

Wuhan: In the ongoing World Military Games, India’s campaign will start off with boxing on Saturday.
India will be participating in nine sports events in the competition. Last time around, India ended up winning six medals at the South Korea edition in 2015.
In the preliminary men’s light welter category (60-64kg), India’s Sandeep Kumar will face Uzbekistan’s Rasulov Jakhongir. While in the preliminary Men’s super heavy category (plus 91kg) category Satish Kumar will lock horns with Brazil’s Nascimento Cosme. In the men’s fly category (49-52kg), Amit will face Brazil’s, Andrade Douglas. In the men’s light category (56-60), Aman Indora will take on Uzbekistan’s Abdurasulov Shunkor. Harsh Lakhra will face China’s Zhou di in the men’s light heavy category (75-81kg).
As many as 54 participants selected from three wings of the Indian armed forces will be taking part in the nine-day long 7th CISM Military World Games, which were inaugurated by Chinese President Xi Jinping in Wuhan on Friday.
The nine-game events are archery, boxing, diving, modern pentathlon, shooting, track and field, gymnastics, wrestling, and tennis.
So far, India has taken part in three editions of the military games in 2007, 2011 and 2015. It is hoping to increase its medal count in the current games.