Three Nepali athletes have been selected to play the Asian Youth and Junior Boxing Championship scheduled to take place in Amman, Jordan, from February 28 to March 15. The selected athletes are Indra Sunar, Tshering Wangdi Sherpa, and Swastika Tiruwa. The head coach of the Nepali team is Dipak Maharjan.
Sunar will compete in the 60-kg category, Sherpa in 54 kg, and Tiruwa in 52 kg.
Meanwhile, Minister for Youth and Sports Maheshwor Jung Gahatraj wished success and bade farewell to the team amid a function today. Others present on the occasion were the ministry's secretary, Dr Damodar Regmi, and President of the Nepal Boxing Association, Ram Awale.
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