Lok Sabha Question No. 3446 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-21
Subject: Women’s World Boxing Championships
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: T. R. Paarivendhar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS (DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS)

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No.3446 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.03.2023

Women's World Boxing Championships

3446. DR. T.R. PAARIVENDHAR:

Will  the  Minister  of  YOUTH  AFFAIRS  AND  SPORTS  be  pleased  to state:

- (a)  whether  India  gears  up  to  host  the  biennial  event  of  the  2023 International  Boxing Association (IBA),  Women's  World  Boxing Championships  for  the  third time in the tournament's  history scheduled to take place from March 15 to 31 in New Delhi; (b) whether it is true that eight countries including United States of America and United Kingdom have decided to boycott and will not participate in the said championships to be held in New Delhi; (c)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  reasons  and  circumstances forced these eight countries to boycott the historical event; (d)  the  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to  convince these eight countries through dialogue to participate in the tournament; and (e) the details and the total number of countries participating in the
- said championships?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS [SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR]

(a) to (d): Yes, Sir. IBA Women's Boxing Championship 2023 is being hosted by India at New Delhi from 15-31 March 2023. The Boxing Federation of India (BFI), the National Sports Federation (NSF)  for the sport of boxing, is responsible  for  hosting the international sporting event in the country. The Government supplements the efforts of the NSF by providing financial assistance for holding such international sporting events, if sought by the NSF. As informed by BFI, 09 countries namely Argentina, Britain, Canada, Ireland, Norway, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland, and United States of America decided not to participate in this championship. It was the decision of these countries. Government of India has no role in the matter.

(e): The list of the 65 countries participating in the said championship is given in Annexure.

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Annexure Annexure referred in part (e) of LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No.3446  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  21.03.2023  regarding  'Women's World  Boxing  Championships'  asked  by  DR.  T.R.  PAARIVENDHAR,

Hon'ble Member of Parliament

|   S. No. | Name of the participating countries   |
|----------|---------------------------------------|
|        1 | Afghanistan                           |
|        2 | Algeria                               |
|        3 | Armenia                               |
|        4 | Australia                             |
|        5 | Azerbaijan                            |
|        6 | Belarus                               |
|        7 | Botswana                              |
|        8 | Brazil                                |
|        9 | Bulgaria                              |
|       10 | Cameroon                              |
|       11 | Cape Verde                            |
|       12 | China                                 |
|       13 | Chinese Taipei                        |
|       14 | Colombia                              |
|       15 | Croatia                               |
|       16 | Dominican Republic                    |
|       17 | Federate State of Micronesia          |
|       18 | France                                |
|       19 | Greece                                |
|       20 | Guatemala                             |
|       21 | Guyana                                |
|       22 | Haiti                                 |
|       23 | Hungary                               |
|       24 | IBA (Netherlands)                     |
|       25 | India                                 |
|       26 | Italy                                 |
|       27 | Japan                                 |
|       28 | Jordan                                |
|       29 | Kazakhstan                            |

| 30              | Kenya                     |
|-----------------|---------------------------|
| 31              | Kuwait                    |
| 32              | Mali                      |
| 33              | Mexico                    |
| 34              | Moldova                   |
| 35              | Mongolia                  |
| 36              | Morocco                   |
| 37              | Mozambique                |
| 38              | Nepal                     |
| 39              | New Zealand               |
| 40              | Panama                    |
| 41              | Philippines               |
| 42              | Puerto Rico               |
| 43              | Romania                   |
| 44              | Russia                    |
| 45              | Saint Lucia               |
| 46              | Serbia                    |
| 47              | Sierra Leone              |
| 48              | Singapore                 |
| 49              | Slovakia                  |
| 50              | South Africa              |
| 51              | South Korea               |
| 52              | Spain                     |
| 53              | Sri Lanka                 |
| 54              | Swaziland/Eswatini        |
| 55              | Tahiti, French Polynesian |
| 56              | Tajikistan                |
| 57              | Tanzania                  |
| 58              | Thailand                  |
| 59 Trinidad and | Tobago                    |
| 60              | Tunisia                   |
| 61              | Turkey                    |
| 62              | Turkmenistan              |
| 63              | Uzbekistan                |
| 64              | Venezuela                 |
| 65              | Vietnam                   |