Tokyo Olympics 2020: Indian boxers to have three-week training camp abroad ahead of Games
FirstpostNew Delhi: India’s nine Olympic-bound boxers will travel abroad for a three-week training stint after getting a few days’ break following a record-shattering medal haul by the country’s pugilists at the just-concluded Asian Championships in Dubai. Speaking to PTI, Indian men’s boxing’s High-Performance Director Santiago Nieva said the boxers will reach Tokyo for the Games, five to seven days before the start of the event from 23 July. We will come back to India to finetune a few things, and then head to Tokyo five-seven days before the Games,” Nieva said laying down the plan for the coming days. Amit was in terrific form, Vikas was just unlucky to get injured in the semifinals and Ashish also gave a good performance even though he didn’t win a medal,” Nieva said.