Pakistan Sports Board chalks out boxing plans
KARACHI: A meeting was held under the chairmanship of Director General (Technical), Pakistan Sports Board (PSB), Dr. M. Akhtar Nawaz Ganjera, to discuss the future training plan of Pakistan boxing team here Thursday.
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As per the press release issued by the Pakistan Boxing Federation (PBF), Honorary Secretary of Pakistan Boxing Federation, Muhammad Akram Khan and Director (Trg) PSB, Mr. Muhammad Yousuf were also present in the meeting.
The following points were discussed in the meeting.
Training of Under-16 Junior Players:
It was agreed that two months Training Camp for Under-16 Boxers in all the PSB Coaching Centres at Lahore, Karachi, Peshawar & Quetta will be organized. After the Junior Training Camps, a Ranking Tournament will be held to select the players for further training. PSB will provide free boarding/lodging and playing facilities.
Training of Elite Athletes for Olympics 2012
It was decided that Pakistani Boxers will participate in Qualifying Tournaments i.e. World Boxing Tournament at Baku, Azerbaijan from 25th September to 8th October, 2011 and Qualifying Tournament at Almighty, Kazakhstan in March, 2012. Three Joint Training Camps will be organized at Islamabad in which 3/4 foreign teams will be invited and PSB will provide free boarding/lodging, security and playing facilities.
2016 Olympic Games
It was agreed by the PSB and Pakistan Boxing Federation to focus for training of junior players for 2016 Olympic Games.
Foreign Coaches
It was agreed that the services of a Cuban Boxing Coach will be acquired. The foreign coach will also conduct coaching courses to update of the knowledge of the local coaches.
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