Hosting rights for 2021 Men’s World Boxing Championships awarded to India for the first time

India to host World boxing championships

Question:On July 25th, 2017, hosting rights for 2021 Men’s World Boxing Championships have been awarded to India for the first time. At which of the following places the championship will be held?
(a) New Delhi
(b) Mumbai
(c) Kolkata
(d) Chennai
Answer- (a)
Related facts:

  • India will host the elite men’s World Championship in 2021 besides conducting the women’s World Championship for the second time.
  • Both the championships will be held in New Delhi.
  • On July 25th, 2017, announcement was made by AIBA at the end of its two-day executive committee meeting in Moscow.
  • The hosting rights for Women’s World Championships for 2018 and 2019 were awarded to Trabzon in Turkey and New Delhi respectively.
  • India had earlier hosted the women’s World Championship in 2006.
  • India will host the men’s world championship for the first time in 2021, while Men’s World Boxing Championships 2019 will be hosted by Russian city of Sochi.
  • Moscow will host the 2018 AIBA Congress.

Reference:
http://www.aiba.org/blog/aiba-executive-committee-meeting-moscow-addresses-key-developments-boxing-towards-tokyo-2020/
http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-sports/india-to-host-world-boxing-championships/article19361498.ece
http://aajtak.intoday.in/story/india-to-host-men-world-boxing-2021-women-world-boxing-championship-in-2018-1-943103.html