Tag: BFI

  • BFI leader Ajay Singh appointed IBA vice-president

    Boxing Federation of India (BFI) leader Ajay Singh has been elected because the Global Boxing Affiliation (IBA) vice-president.

    Singh’s appointed was once showed all through the IBA board of administrators assembly, which was once held following the belief of the Ladies’s International Championships right here on Sunday.

    Singh, who’s in his 2d time period because the BFI president, turns into IBA’s 3rd vice-president and can keep within the function until 2026 along Volodymyr Prodyvus of Ukraine and Serbia’s Abdulmutalim Abakarov.

    India hosted the Ladies’s International Championships for the 3rd time and completed on best of the medals tally, fetching 4 golds.

    Ultimate month, they jumped to the 3rd spot within the IBA ratings.
    The BFI has additionally expressed hobby in internet hosting the Males’s International Championships and is in talks with the Global Olympic Committee (IOC) to host the Paris Olympic qualifiers.

    “We can attempt to host the entire giant championships as a result of that is helping create a boxing tradition within the nation,” Singh had advised journalists at the ultimate day of the Ladies’s International Championships.

    A number of different subjects had been additionally mentioned all through the assembly starting from the impending Males’s International Championships in Tashkent to making plans for long run global occasions.

    The Croatian town of Porec will host the IBA Early life International Boxing Championships subsequent yr, whilst the IBA Junior International Championships this yr in Mexico will see the go back of festival for 15-16 yr age team.

    Croatia has hosted some main continental-level boxing competitions, however the Early life International Championships would be the first within the nation.

    The IBA mentioned in a remark on Tuesday that the 2 occasions will supply alternatives to younger boxers to exhibit their talents and “encourage the more youthful era to soak up (the) recreation”.

    “Our assembly was once an excellent chance for the IBA board of administrators to return in combination and speak about vital problems associated with the way forward for boxing,” mentioned IBA president Umar Kremlev.

    “We can proceed doing our utmost for our athletes, and the revival of the Junior International Boxing Championships is a brilliant testimony to that. I’m taking a look ahead to witnessing an excellent step ahead for the grassroots recreation.”

  • Delegate delivery and lodging at resort been already supplied to Lovlina Borgohain’s trainer: BFI

    Boxing Federation of India has mentioned it ensured Lovlina Borgohain’s trainer was once provide on the coaching camp and is operating with the Indian Olympic Affiliation in order that the trainer might be a part of the crew in Birmingham.

    Lovlina Borgohain all over the send-off rite for the Commonwealth Video games. (Courtesy: PTI)

    HIGHLIGHTSBFI has mentioned Lovlina’s trainer was once provide on the coaching campBFI is intently running with IOA in order that trainer might be a part of the teamLovlina alleged psychological harassment via the government forward of CWG

    The Boxing Federation of India (BFI) on Monday mentioned that Tokyo Olympics bronze medalist Lovlina Borgohain’s trainer has been supplied “delegate delivery and lodging” at resort after the megastar boxer alleged that her trainer have been denied access into the Commonwealth Video games (CWG) Village.

    Lovlina took to Twitter to proportion main points of the alleged mistreatment she have been topic to, pronouncing that considered one of her coaches (Sandhya Gurung) was once denied access to the CWG Village whilst every other one was once despatched house. The boxer additionally alleged psychological harassment via the government forward of the Birmingham Video games.

    The BFI in a remark mentioned it ensured Gurung was once provide on the coaching camp and may be running intently with the Indian Olympic Affiliation (IOA) in order that the trainer might be a part of the crew in Birmingham.

    “Boxing Federation of India ensured that Sandhya Gurung was once on the coaching camp in Eire. BFI is intently running with IOA in order that Sandhya Gurung might be part of the crew in Birmingham. In the intervening time, delegate delivery and lodging at ETO’s resort has been already supplied to her,” the BFI remark learn.

    Whilst explaining the choice of beef up personnel for the enjoying contingent, the BFI mentioned: “Best 33 p.c of the enjoying contingent is authorized as beef up personnel which in BFI’s case for the 12 boxers (8 males and four ladies) stands to be 4 beef up personnel, (together with coaches) who had been to trip with the crew to Burmingham.

    “The necessities of boxing with recognize to coaches and beef up personnel is slightly other as there are more than one bouts, which might be one after every other. The IOA understood BFI’s standpoint and subsequently prolonged lend a hand with most conceivable further beef up personnel. With IOA’s lend a hand the choice of beef up personnel went up from 4 to eight for all of the contingent of 12 boxers.”

    Previous within the day, Lovlina mentioned that her coaching have been impacted. She received a bronze medal within the Welterweight class within the Tokyo Olympics. The boxer suffered a setback as she was once ousted within the pre-quarterfinals of the Global Championships in Istanbul.

    “Lately with nice sorrow I need to expose that harassment is happening with me. The coaches who helped me win the Olympic medal had been got rid of which hindered my coaching procedure. Some of the coaches is Sandhya Gurungji, who’s a Dronacharya awardee. Either one of my coaches needed to plead to be incorporated within the coaching camp they usually had been added fairly overdue,” Lovlina mentioned in a tweet.

    “My 2d trainer has been despatched again to India. Regardless of inquiring for such a lot I needed to face psychological harassment. I do not know the way will have to I focal point at the Video games as because of this my final Global Championships was once additionally spoiled. However I do not need to ruin my CWG on account of this politics. I’m hoping I will be able to destroy this politics for my nation and convey a medal as smartly.”

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  • BFI suspends former sec gen Jay Kowli for “dereliction of accountability”

    The Boxing Federation of India has suspended its former basic secretary and Maharashtra state frame president Jay Kowli after its disciplinary committee dominated that he had failed to accomplish his tasks within the present position.

    Kowli, who may be a referee/pass judgement on, has been “barred from all boxing linked actions in India and in a foreign country because of dereliction of accountability”, a best federation supply informed PTI.

    The verdict was once taken on the BFI’s Govt Committee assembly hung on January 10. The boxer-turned-administrator didn’t straight away reply to requires his feedback at the subject.

    “There were a number of incidents prior to now involving him and now when stories had been sought from him at the functioning of the Maharashtra frame, which is a regimen subject, he failed to take action,” the supply stated.

    “So, the BFI’s disciplinary committee beneficial that he be suspended from the game until the time he may give a believable reason for his movements. If he does that, the verdict could also be reconsidered,” he added.

    Kowli has had a chequered run within the nationwide federation. He served as secretary basic beneath two Presidents — the Sandeep Jajodia-led Boxing India in 2015 and the Ajay Singh-led Boxing Federation of India from 2016 to 2021.

    He had a fallout with either one of them over a number of administration-related variations.

    Final 12 months, after dissociating from the Singh-led workforce sooner than the elections, he misplaced the secretary basic’s election.

    Uttar Pradesh State Affiliation informed to place area so as

    The Uttar Pradesh unit of the BFI was once because of hang elections prior to now few weeks however has now not been ready to finish the method.

    The nationwide frame has now informed the unit to carry an Annual Normal Assembly on the earliest and make sure elections are performed.

    “They’ve been notified to get their act in combination. All these problems will have to now not require EC intervention,” the supply stated.