New Delhi: Indian Amateur Boxing Federation (IABF) has announced the dates for the men`s and women`s Senior National boxing championships at their annual general body meeting in Patiala.
The Sahara 59th Senior Men`s National boxing championship will be held in Hyderabad from October 30 to November 4, while the 13th Senior Women Nationals will take place in Guwahati from November 25 to 29.
Meanwhile, Rajesh Bhandari was elected as the new Secretary General of IABF yesterday.
Bhandari has already served two terms as the Secretary General of the Federation earlier in his career.
During the AGM, it was also decided that the IABF will field teams for two foreign tours this month.
The Youth Indian men`s boxing team is slated to compete in the 33rd International Tammer Tournament in Tampere, Finland from October 18-21, while the Sub-Junior Men`s team will take part in a month long training-cum-competition program at Yangiabad, Uzbekistan from October 7 to November 7.
PTI
First Published: Tuesday, October 02, 2012, 17:42