Women's boxing club a hit in Shanghai

Boxing is becoming popular among modern women in Shanghai. There is a club founded in Shanghai and many young women are participating in it. China Daily and Xinhua all reported about it.

Xinhua reported as quoted below.

“In China, although there is a long history of lightweight Chinese fighters, the sport was not very popular among women.”

“However in 2010, Gong Jin, a woman who has trained since she was 12 years old, founded Princess Women’s Boxing Club, the first “only for women” boxing club in China. Today more than 100 students between the ages of 18 and 40 train at the small studio in downtown Shanghai.”

The introduction of the coach on an website provides the following profile: “Graduate of shenyang sports institute. National level of athletes. Once won the women’s teams of young 46kg provincial level championship. Cap and won second prize of national youth 46kg runners-up. In 2005 joined an international organization playing in WBA. Won the championship more than ten games. Once represented China in the world IFBA female boxing association 46.20 kg level belt race. Now is a professional athlete” as well as agent of sport events.