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The Boxing Federation of India’s govt board didn’t clear Santiago Nieva’s proposal to shift the nationwide camp to Italy.
- IANS New Delhi
- Last Updated:May 03, 2021, 10:57 IST
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Boxing Federation of India (BFI) excessive efficiency director Santiago Nieva’s proposal to shift the nationwide camp to Italy to put together the women and men’s groups for this month’s Asian Boxing Championships has not been cleared by BFI govt board, stated a prime official on Sunday. “During a BFI govt board on-line assembly final Friday, the skilled from Sweden had proposed to maintain a camp in Italy. But it wasn’t authorized as we predict it’s higher to keep in India and practice,” the BFI official, who was present in the meeting, told IANS. The Asian Boxing Championships begins on May 21 in Dubai.
Nieva didn’t respond to text messages and phone calls from IANS while chief national coach CA Kuttappa couldn’t be reached.
The men’s camp is in progress at the National Institute of Sports (NIS) in Patiala. But the Sports Authority of India (SAI) closed the women’s camp at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Sports Complex here last week after several boxers tested positive for Covid-19.
Due to lockdown in New Delhi, the BFI executive board has also proposed to shift the women’s camp to the NIS. “SAI campus in Patiala is better than New Delhi,” stated a BFI official.
To monitor the well being of the Olympic-bound athletes, the SAI has began weekly Covid-19 RT-PCR checks to keep away from the unfold of the virus.
Delhi is likely one of the worst affected cities in India, with the tally of Covid-related instances growing each day. The metropolis is at present in a lockdown.
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