Kathmandu, June13,

On the invitation of the Boxing Federation and the Sports Minister of Russia, an eight-member team led by the Youth and Sports Minister has left for Moscow.

Sports Minister Maheshwar Jung Gahatraj, Secretary Dr Damodar Regmi, National Sports Council Departmental Head Madhusudan Basnet, Private Secretary to the Minister Roshan Kumar Sunar, Boxing Association President Ram Awale, Vice President Arjun Bahadur KC, Association Member Man Bahadur Bhandari and Spokesperson and International Relations Coordinator Shyam Kaji Awale has left for Russia on Monday.

According to Awale, a spokesperson for the Boxing Association, this visit will help in the development of sports in both countries.