NEW DELHI: Three main Indian feminine boxers, all reigning nationwide champions, Manju Rani, Shiksha Narwal and Poonam Poonia, have threatened to pull the Boxing Federation of India ,B.F.I.) to the courtroom over their non-inclusion within the nation’s 12-member squad for the impending IBA Women’s World Boxing Championshipsscheduled to be held right here from March 15-26.
The trio has wondered the BFI’s variety coverage for the Worlds, envisaged in session with the boxing’s high-performance director (HPD) Bernard Dunne and the opposite Indian coaches, the place the squad used to be decided on in keeping with the boxers’ functionality at a just about three-week Long nationwide camp at NIS Patiala between Jan 20 and Feb 8.
According to the ‘analysis take a look at’ performed over a length of 3 weeks, the nationwide campers had been “tested for performance in training to include endurance and S&C in the first week” and “for technical and tactical talents right through sparring periods in 2d and 3rd weeks “. Based on the test, the campers were ranked in the order of 1-3 and those who topped the ranking chart were selected for the Worlds.
In Manju’s weight category of 48kg, Birmingham CWG gold medalist, Nitu Ghanghas, was selected after she received the highest number of points from Dunne and chief national coaches, Bhaskar Bhatt and CA Kuttappa, for an overall tally of 634 points. Manju, a former World Championships silver medalist, accumulated a total of 564 points and was placed second ahead of the Bhopal Nationals finalist, S Kalaivani (486) from Tamil Nadu. Nitu had failed to qualify for the Nationals after she lost in the first round of the state championships in Hisar, competing in the 50kg representing SAI center Bhiwani.
Similar stories played out in the 54kg division where Preeti was ranked No.1 boxer ahead of Shiksha, who had secured the gold at the Nationals, and in the 60kg category, which saw Youth World and Asian Championships medalist Poonam losing out to Jasmine Lamboria for a place in the Worlds squad.
Calling out the “injustice” meted out to them, the 3 boxers have written separate letters to BFI president Ajay Singh, soliciting for him for his or her inclusion within the squad. They have given the BFI 48 hours to incorporate their names, failing which the aggrieved boxers will document a writ petition within the Delhi High Court on Monday, tough suspension of the boxing frame.
The trio has wondered the BFI’s variety coverage for the Worlds, envisaged in session with the boxing’s high-performance director (HPD) Bernard Dunne and the opposite Indian coaches, the place the squad used to be decided on in keeping with the boxers’ functionality at a just about three-week Long nationwide camp at NIS Patiala between Jan 20 and Feb 8.
According to the ‘analysis take a look at’ performed over a length of 3 weeks, the nationwide campers had been “tested for performance in training to include endurance and S&C in the first week” and “for technical and tactical talents right through sparring periods in 2d and 3rd weeks “. Based on the test, the campers were ranked in the order of 1-3 and those who topped the ranking chart were selected for the Worlds.
In Manju’s weight category of 48kg, Birmingham CWG gold medalist, Nitu Ghanghas, was selected after she received the highest number of points from Dunne and chief national coaches, Bhaskar Bhatt and CA Kuttappa, for an overall tally of 634 points. Manju, a former World Championships silver medalist, accumulated a total of 564 points and was placed second ahead of the Bhopal Nationals finalist, S Kalaivani (486) from Tamil Nadu. Nitu had failed to qualify for the Nationals after she lost in the first round of the state championships in Hisar, competing in the 50kg representing SAI center Bhiwani.
Similar stories played out in the 54kg division where Preeti was ranked No.1 boxer ahead of Shiksha, who had secured the gold at the Nationals, and in the 60kg category, which saw Youth World and Asian Championships medalist Poonam losing out to Jasmine Lamboria for a place in the Worlds squad.
Calling out the “injustice” meted out to them, the 3 boxers have written separate letters to BFI president Ajay Singh, soliciting for him for his or her inclusion within the squad. They have given the BFI 48 hours to incorporate their names, failing which the aggrieved boxers will document a writ petition within the Delhi High Court on Monday, tough suspension of the boxing frame.