Five BMC school boxers make it to national competition

Five BMC school kids will compete in the Schools Games Federation of India's (SGFI) National Schools Boxing competition later this year after winning gold in the State Schools Boxing competition

(L-R) Coach Nilesh Churi, Aman Yadav, Rohit Vishvakarma, Basavraj Kattimani, Shivam Vishvakarma, Nidhi Tiwari and principal Anil Yadav

Five BMC school kids will compete in the Schools Games Federation of India's (SGFI) National Schools Boxing competition later this year after winning gold in the State Schools Boxing competition in Nandurbar which was held from September 20 to 24.

Akurli Hindi School (Kandivli) Rohit Vishvakarma (U-14, 28-30 kg) and Basavraj Katiimani (U-14, 48-50 kg) , RRP Hindi Municipal School's (Kandivli) Shivam Vishvakarma (U-17, 42-44 kg), Sakharam Tare Marg Municipal English School's (Dahisar) Aman Yadav (U-14, 44-46 kg) and Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Municipal School's (Andheri) Nidhi Tiwari (U-17 52-54 kg) will represent Maharashtra courtesy their stellar performance.

Aman Yadav, 13, is set to compete in his second national tournament despite only taking up the sport a year ago. The young pugilist was thrilled to compete in another nationals tournament. "I am eagerly looking forward to the national tournament. My parents are really happy with my achievement and have backed me to play but also told me to concentrate on studies as well."

Nilesh Churi, the coach of Akurli as well as RRP, stated the significance of these kids' achievements despite coming from impoverished backgrounds. "What they have achieved is phenomenal. They don't realise it now but when they grow up looking for jobs, these certificates will play a huge role. I would like to thank BMC's Rameshwar Lohe, Rajesh Ghatge and Mahesh Palkar for their continual support," said Churi.

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