India boxing’s high performance director Bernard Dunne resigned after the nation’s disastrous performance in the primary World Olympic Boxing Qualifiers on Thursday. The Boxing Federation of India (BFI) can also be contemplating saving overseas coach Dmitry Dmitruk forward of the upcoming Paris Olympic Games 2024.
Indian boxers produced a poor show on the Asian Games and the primary World Olympic Boxing Qualifier in Italy the place not a single boxer managed to safe a Paris qualification. Dunne, who was appointed as India boxing’s high performance director in October 2022, resigned instantly from Italy.
The Boxing Federation of India is ready to carry an govt assembly on Friday as they give the impression of being to depend on Indian coaches solely with 4 months remaining to organize for the Paris Games.
“Bernard is out,” BFI Secretary General Hemanta Kalita was quoted saying by PTI. “We have called an executive meeting tomorrow, where we will assess everything. A call on Dmitry’s future will also be taken in tomorrow’s meeting. There will be no foreign coaches as of now. We will be looking at Indian coaches.”
Meanwhile, India’s high boxer Nishant Dev missed out on the Paris Olympics quota after falling to USA’s Omari Jones in the quarter-final on the qualifiers in Italy. He was the highest performer for India in the qualifier earlier than dropping to Jones by 1-4 in the 71kg class.
Barring Nishant’s highway to the quarter-final, the remaining eight Indian individuals misplaced in the opening spherical in Italy, elevating considerations for BFI for the Olympics preparations.
India have secured 4 quotas in Boxing for the Paris Games with Nikhat Zareen (50kg), Preeti Pawar (54kg), Parveen Hooda (57kg), and ace boxer Lovlina Borgohain (75kg). The second World Olympic Boxing Qualifier begins on May 23 in Bangkok which would be the final means for the Indian boxers to safe Paris Games qualification.
