With simply three days left for the Commonwealth Video games to kick-start, Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist boxer Lovlina Borgohain on Monday took to social media to share her ordeal the place she alleged that she had been going by ‘psychological harassment’ attributable to her coaches being ceaselessly modified.
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The Boxing Federation of India (BFI) has issued a press release on Monday, saying that the federation is making an attempt to provide her every kind of assist.
Reacting to the submit of Lovlina Borgohain, the Sports activities Ministry tweeted, “Now we have urged the Indian Olympic Affiliation to instantly organize for the accreditation of the coach of Lovlina Borgohain.”
Now we have urged the Indian Olympic Affiliation to instantly organize for the accreditation of the coach of Lovlina Borgohain. https://t.co/6GhD72cvY4
— Dept of Sports activities MYAS (@IndiaSports) July 25, 2022
The BFI mentioned that the federation is carefully working with the Indian Olympic Affiliation (IOA) in order that Sandhya Gurung, coach of Lovlina Borgohain, could possibly be part of the crew in Birmingham.
“Solely 33 per cent of the taking part in contingent is allowed as ‘Assist Workers’ which in BFI’s case for the 12 boxers (8 males and 4 girls) stands to be 4 assist workers, (together with coaches) who had been to journey with the Crew to Burmingham,” BFI mentioned.
“Boxing Federation of India ensured that Sandhya Gurung was on the coaching camp in Eire. BFI is carefully working with IOA in order that Sandhya Gurung could possibly be part of the crew in Birmingham. In the mean time, delegate transport and lodging at ETO’s lodge has been already supplied to her,” BFI mentioned in a launch.
“The necessities of boxing with respect to coaches and assist workers is a bit completely different as there are a number of bouts, which could possibly be one after one other. The IOA understood BFI’s viewpoint and subsequently, prolonged assist with most attainable extra assist workers. With IOA’s assist the variety of assist workers went up from 4 to eight for the complete contingent of 12 boxers,” the BFI mentioned.
The star boxer mentioned that her preparations for the key occasions have been continuously impacted due to her coaches, who helped her to a historic medal in Tokyo, being eliminated with out explanations.
In a tweet, the 24-year-old boxer from Assam mentioned that she has been dealing with issues in coaching after authorities denied entry to her coaches within the Commonwealth Video games Village.
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Lovlina mentioned that one in every of her coaches has been despatched house and one other has been denied entry to the Commonwealth Video games Village.
“At the moment with nice sorrow I need to reveal that harassment is happening with me. The coaches who helped me win the Olympic medal had been eliminated which hindered my coaching course of. One of many coaches is Sandhya Gurungji, who’s a Dronacharya awardee. Each of my coaches should plead to be included within the coaching camp and they’re added fairly late,” Lovlina mentioned in a tweet.
“Proper now my coach Sandhya Gurungji is outdoors Commonwealth Village. With all this, my coaching course of has stopped precisely 8 days earlier than the video games. My second coach has additionally been despatched again to India. This occurred even after I made many requests, attributable to which I’ve suffered plenty of psychological harassment. I don’t know focus within the recreation. Because of this my final world championship was additionally spoiled. And due to this politics I don’t need to spoil my CWG. I hope that I might break this politics and win a medal for my nation. Jai Hind,” she wrote.
The boxer sealed the berth within the Indian crew for the CWG within the 70 kg occasion with a dominating 7-0 win in opposition to Railways Pooja within the choice trials held in Delhi.
Lovlina scripted historical past when she received the ladies’s 69 kg bronze medal at Tokyo 2020, changing into the third Indian boxer to win a medal on the Olympics after Vijender Singh (bronze at Beijing 2008) and Mary Kom (bronze at London 2012).
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