Pakistan, Sept. 7 -- Pakistan will send four boxers to the Asian Games in Japan as limited funding and international exposure continue to affect the sport's progress.

The squad includes two men and two women, with Sumama Rahman competing in the 55kg category and Irfan Khan entering the 92kg division. Fatima Zehra will fight at 60kg, while Maria Rind will compete in the 51kg category.

Pakistan last won an Asian Games boxing medal in 2014, when Mohammad Waseem claimed bronze in Incheon. Since then, Pakistani boxers failed to reach the podium at the 2018 Jakarta and 2023 Hangzhou Games.

The team has trained at the Pakistan Sports Complex in Islamabad since August 24 after completing an earlier camp in Rawalpindi. The Pakistan Boxing Feder...