61 Players from Chhattisgarh Selected in National Muaythai Boxing Championship | 25 May 2023

Why in News?

According to information received from the media on 23 May 2023, 61 players from Chhattisgarh have been selected for the National Muaythai Boxing Championship. A maximum of 28 players from Bastar are included in this.

Key Points:

• The competition will be organized by the United Muaythai Association India (UMAI) in Chennai from 25 to 30 May. During this, there will be a National Muaythai Championship and Pro Night Fight. The competition will be held in senior, junior, and sub-junior (boys and girls) categories.
• Out of 61 players selected from Chhattisgarh, there are 28 players (9 girls and 19 boys) from Bastar alone, while 16 players from Raipur, 9 from Balod and 8 from Korba have been selected.
• This team will leave to participate under the leadership of coach Abdul Moin, Women's Coach Naveen Thakur, Maqsuda Hussain, Suman Rao and The manager Rajendra Rajput, Krishna Kumar Yadav.