Women Boxing Championships participants to be selected during Jamal cup tournament
Participants for the Women Boxing Championship that is take place in Istanbul in December will be selected during the Jamal cup tournament next week.
Jamal Cup which was to start this week was postponed to next week from 17th to 20th of November.
Some of the prominent women boxers who are eying the selection include national welterweight champion Elizabeth Akinyi and Commonwealth Games Flyweight medalist Christine Ongare. Both were present in the Tokyo Olympics 2021.
Talking to Journalists, Akinyi said they are doing their best too impress the panel so that they are selected to represent the country once again.
“We intend to perform better in order to win the hearts of the national coaches and be selected into the squad for the global championships,” She said.
Boxing Federation of Kenya Secretary General David Munuhe says that Kenya plans to take a total of 13 women boxers to the championship.