Indian sports wrap, July 2: Sudhanshu Mittal re-elected as Kho Kho Federation of India president
Kho Kho
Sudhanshu Mittal has been re-elected as President while Upkar Singh Virk was elected as the General Secretary, as the Kho Kho Federation of India (KKFI) officially announced its new Governing Body following the successful conduct of elections at the KKFI headquarters in the national capital.
The new body also elected eight Vice Presidents, four Joint Secretaries and 13 Executive Members. Ashwini Bipin Patil and Monika will represent the Athletes Commission in the Governing Body.
MEMBERS OF GOVERNING BODY
VICE PRESIDENTS
Bhawar Singh Palara, Kalyan Chatterjee, Kamaljeet Arora, Lokeshwara, N. Madhusudon Singh, M. Seetha Rami Reddy, Pradyumna Mishra, Rajib Prakash Baruah
JOINT SECRETARIES
A Nelson Samuel, L.R Verma, Sanjay Yadav, Sunil K. Naik
EXECUTIVE MEMBERS
Amrinder Pal Singh, Anup Chakraborty, Bijan Kumar Das, Gurchand Singh, M.V.S.S Prasad, Neeraj Kumar, N. Krishnamurthy, Pramod Kumar Pandey, Puto Bui, Rajat Sharma, Sanjeev Sharma, Santosh Prasad, Surya Prakash Khatri
– Team Sportstar
BOXING
Minakshi, Pooja Rani Assure India of Two Medals on Day 3 at World Boxing Cup 2025
Pooja Rani (in red) guaranteed India a medal on Day 3 of the World Boxing Cup–Astana, Kazakhstan 2025
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Pooja Rani (in red) guaranteed India a medal on Day 3 of the World Boxing Cup–Astana, Kazakhstan 2025
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Minakshi (48kg) and Pooja Rani (80kg) guaranteed India of two medals on Day 3 of the World Boxing Cup–Astana, Kazakhstan 2025 with assured performances in their respective quarterfinal bouts.
Minakshi sealed her place in the semifinals with a dominant 5:0 win over Chinese Taipei’s Guo Yi-Xuan. Pooja Rani followed with a gritty 4:1 split decision victory over Kazakhstan’s Gulsaya Yerzhan in the 80kg division, securing her berth in the final four and guaranteeing a podium finish.
Earlier in the day, Anamika (51kg) moved into the quarterfinals with a composed performance against Turkey’s Aysen Taskin, keeping India’s momentum alive.
In the men’s draw, Jadumani Singh fought hard in a close contest but lost narrowly to the Philippines’ Jay Bryan Baricuatro, bringing his campaign to a close.
With two medals secured on Day 3 and several boxers in contention, Team India continues its promising run at the Astana leg, with sights set on the finals in New Delhi later this year.
– Team Sportstar