The elite men and women’s boxing camp got underway in the first week of January in preparation for major international competitions and will continue until the first week of March.
The national trials were to be conducted as the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) wanted the names of the national boxing team for the Birmingham Commonwealth Games scheduled to be held in July.
The BFI shortlisted as many as 60 elite men’s probables for the national camp being conducted at Patiala’s National Institute of Sports.
While the men’s national camp is being held in Patiala, the elite national women’s boxing camp is in progress at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Sports Complex in New Delhi. Two female boxers at the camp in Delhi have also tested positive.
Out of the 60 boxers shortlisted for the national camp, nearly half tested positive for COVID-19. Chief national coach Narendra Rana and national boxing camp coordinator CA Kuttappa are among the half-a-dozen coaching staff who have had symptoms of COVID-19. The coaching staff was quarantined for a week.
Kalita said they are aware of the problems faced by the boxers due to the pandemic. The BFI will soon announce fresh dates for the national trials.
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