Coach Kuttappa keeping boxers on their toes during lockdown
4 years, 9 months ago

Coach Kuttappa keeping boxers on their toes during lockdown

The Hindu  

Apart from being a trainer and a motivator, men’s head coach C.A. Kuttappa has been diligently keeping track of the training of the elite boxers during the lockdown period. Lockdown diaries: Training is paramount, says Ravi Dahiya “Five boxers have qualified for the Olympics and we have 10 others who have the potential to qualify. “The target is to keep them at their peak fitness level so that when the camp resumes they rejoin with 50 to 60 per cent of their game and not start from zero.” Kuttappa, however, said the Olympic qualified boxers were not short of motivation. “Since some of the Olympic qualifying events have finished, we send our boxers their own videos and that of their prospective opponents.

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