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Olympic-bound boxer Simranjit Kaur might miss coaching for a fortnight or extra as she has examined optimistic for Covid-19.
- IANS New Delhi
- Last Updated:April 25, 2021, 22:30 IST
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Olympic-bound boxer Simranjit Kaur might miss coaching for a fortnight or extra as she has examined optimistic for Covid-19, stated a coach related to the elite ladies’s nationwide camp. Punjab’s Simranjit, 25, had certified within the ladies’s 60 kg class in March final 12 months. “She is in isolation for the previous 4 days right here on the Indira Gandhi Indoor Sports Complex,” the coach told IANS. This month, several elite women boxers and members of the coaching staff attending national camp at the Indira Gandhi Sports Complex had tested positive for coronavirus. “Almost all of them have recovered,” stated the coach.
Boxers who’re in good well being are staying on the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium. But Simranjit’s second Covid-19 RT-PCR take a look at was optimistic, she was shifted to the Indira Gandhi Stadium, stated the coach.
Last month, the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) had carried out nationwide choice trials on the Indira Gandhi Stadium to pick a workforce for the upcoming Asian Boxing Championships.
“After the trials, some boxers and members of the teaching employees contracted the virus,” said a boxer on the condition of anonymity.
Six-time world champion MC Marykom (51kg), Lovlina Borgohain (69 kg) and Pooja Rani (75kg) are the other elite women boxers who have qualified for Tokyo Olympics scheduled to start on July 23.
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