Two boxers leave for Russia

By Anushka WITHANAGE

Sri Lanka will field two boxers Anusha Kodithuwakku and Nilmini Jayasinghe for the AIBA International Women's boxing tournament which will be worked off from July 7 to 12 in Petersburg, Russia.

The team will be accompanied by the Cuban coach Rafael Ramirez. The other teams participating in this tournament are Australia, Azerbaijan, Canada, Czech Republic, Finland, France, India, Ireland, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Moldova, Morocco, Russia, Sweden, Switzerland and Turkey.

Thirty one year old Anusha Kodituwakku will compete in the 48 kg light fly weight category having bagged a gold medal at the Asian Championships held in Vietnam in 2006. In addition she won a bronze medal at the Taiwan International tournament in 2004 and participated in two World championships in 2006 (India) and 2008 (China) respectively.

Meanwhile twenty nine year old Nilmini Jayasinghe will compete in the 50 kg fly weight category having won a bronze medal at the 2006 Asian championships in Vietnam. She has also participated in two World Cups in India and China respectively.