Jaismine and Arundhati lead 14-member Indian boxing squad at Tammer Tournament in Finland

Commonwealth Games gold medallists Jaismine and Arundhati Choudhary will spearhead a 14-member Indian boxing contingent at the 46th International Tammer Tournament in Tampere, Finland, as the Boxing Federation of India seeks to expand the pool of pugilists with international experience. The event runs from October 28 to November 2, while the boxing competition is scheduled from October 30 to November 1, with preliminary bouts on October 30, semifinals on October 31 and finals on November 1. Jaismine will compete in the women’s 57kg category, while Arundhati will participate in the 70kg division.

Squad and selection

The men’s team comprises Pawan Bartwal (55kg), Hussam Uddin Mohammed (60kg), Vivek Meena (65kg), Hitesh (70kg), Akshay (80kg), Bobin Chauhan (90kg) and Chetan Choudhary (90+kg). The women’s team features Tanu (51kg), Aarti Dhariyal (54kg), Jaismine (57kg), Disha Vijay Patil (60kg), Ankushita Boro (65kg), Arundhati Choudhary (70kg) and Imroz Khan (75kg). The tournament will feature competition across 10 elite men’s and seven elite women’s weight categories. The squad has been selected to provide international exposure to boxers ranked third in India’s Olympic weight-category bench strength, alongside top-ranked pugilists in Olympic categories that are not part of the Asian Games programme.

Context and objectives

Organised by the Tampere Boxing Association, the Tammer Tournament has been held annually since 1977 and is an established fixture on the international boxing calendar. The Indian contingent will compete under World Boxing rules. BFI president Ajay Singh said the tournament would allow Indian boxers to assess themselves against international opponents while strengthening the country’s depth across Olympic weight divisions. “The Tammer Tournament provides our boxers with an important opportunity to gain international exposure and test themselves against quality opposition. Our focus is on building depth across Olympic weight categories and ensuring that more Indian boxers get the experience needed to compete at the highest level. Such tournaments are an important part of that process,” Singh said. The Commonwealth Games is a quadrennial international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth of Nations, first held as the British Empire Games in 1930.

What happens next

The Indian boxers will begin with preliminary bouts on October 30, followed by semifinals on October 31 and finals on November 1. The BFI’s selection strategy aims to broaden India’s pool of internationally experienced boxers and help more athletes prepare for the demands of elite-level competition across Olympic weight categories.

India’s 14-member squad for the Tammer Tournament

Sources

• ianslive.in

• newsable.asianetnews.com

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