India to host Asian Boxing Championship in November-December this year, BFI confident of seeing off COVID-19 storm
4 years, 9 months ago

India to host Asian Boxing Championship in November-December this year, BFI confident of seeing off COVID-19 storm

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‘We were awarded the hosting rights in February after a meeting of the Asian Boxing Confederation. The tournament will be held in November-December and the host city will be finalised after things normalise,’ BFI’s Executive Director RK Sachetisaid. New Delhi: India will host the Asian Boxing Championships for men and women in November-December this year, the national federation revealed on Monday, expressing confidence that the COVID-19 pandemic will be well and truly under control by that time. The tournament will be held in November-December and the host city will be finalised after things normalise,” Boxing Federation of India’s Executive Director RK Sacheti told PTI. The formal announcement by the Asian Boxing Confederation will be made once the COVID-19 situation improves a bit,” Sacheti said.

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India to host World Boxing Cup Final in November 2025
4 weeks, 1 day ago

India to host World Boxing Cup Final in November 2025

The Hindu  

India was on Tuesday awarded the hosting rights for the World Boxing Cup Final 2025, the Boxing Federation of India announced. The ranking tournament, scheduled to be held in November next year, will mark the culmination of three World Boxing Cups held earlier in 2025. READ: Israel Vazquez, the three-time world boxing champion from Mexico, dies at 46 Simultaneously, the …

India set to host World Boxing Final in November 2025
4 weeks, 2 days ago

India set to host World Boxing Final in November 2025

India Today  

India is set to host the prestigious World Boxing Cup Final in November 2025, cementing its support for the breakaway World Boxing organisation. He added, “We are honoured to contribute to the sport's legacy and look forward to welcoming the global boxing community to India in 2025.” The exact dates for the tournament will be confirmed in January, but it …

Ranchi likely to host Women's Asian Champions Trophy
1 year, 6 months ago

Ranchi likely to host Women's Asian Champions Trophy

Hindustan Times  

While India will host the men’s Asian Champions Trophy for the first time – in Chennai next month, Ranchi is likely to host the women’s version of the tournament in October-November. “Ranchi will most likely host the Women’s Asian Champions Trophy around October-November after the conclusion of the Asian Games,” a Hockey India official said on condition of anonymity. The …

Indians confident of dominating Women’s World Boxing Championship
1 year, 10 months ago

Indians confident of dominating Women’s World Boxing Championship

The Hindu  

The Indian boxers exuded confidence about their preparation and expressed keen desire to dominate the Women’s World Boxing championship at a press conference here on Friday. In the presence of the Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur and the Boxing Federation of India president, Ajay Singh, it was not just world champion Nikhat Zareen or Olympic medallist Lovlina Borgohain who were …

India to host women's World Boxing Championship next year: BFI
2 years, 2 months ago

India to host women's World Boxing Championship next year: BFI

The Hindu  

India will host the women's world boxing championships in 2023 in New Delhi, two years after the country was stripped of the hosting rights of men's event for not paying the requisite fee to the global governing body. "We have got the hosting rights of women's world championship and are looking to host the event around the end of March …

India to host women’s World Boxing Championships next year - BFI
2 years, 2 months ago

India to host women’s World Boxing Championships next year - BFI

The Hindu  

The gold medallists will be awarded $100,000 in the next Women’s World Boxing championship to be staged here in the Capital next year. The reigning World Champion Nikhat Zareen was also present and said that she was “super excited” about the chance to defend her title at home. A tournament of this stature helps empower women in India, giving them …

India to Host Women's World Boxing Championships 2023 in New Delhi: BFI
2 years, 2 months ago

India to Host Women's World Boxing Championships 2023 in New Delhi: BFI

News 18  

India will host the women’s world boxing championships in 2023 in New Delhi, two years after the country was stripped of the hosting rights of men’s event for not paying the requisite fee to the global governing body. India has never conducted the men’s world championship but it will be the third time that the elite women’s competition will be …

China gives up hosting rights for 2023 AFC Asian Cup due to Covid-19 situation
2 years, 8 months ago

China gives up hosting rights for 2023 AFC Asian Cup due to Covid-19 situation

India Today  

The Asian Football Confederation on Saturday confirmed that China has given up on the hosting rights for the 2023 Asian Cup football tournament due to the Covid-19 situation in the country. Notably, the Asian Cup news comes weeks after the Asian Games, which was set to be held in September in the Chinese city of Huangzhou, were postponed until 2023 …

Call on India's Asian Games participation after feedback from host nation China amid Covid crisis: Anurag Thakur
2 years, 8 months ago

Call on India's Asian Games participation after feedback from host nation China amid Covid crisis: Anurag Thakur

India Today  

India's Sports Minister Anurag Thakur on Saturday said a final call on India's Asian Games participation will be taken after understanding how well hosts China are prepared to stage the continental event. The Asian Games are all set to be held in Hangzhou from September 10 to 25 but speculation is rife that the Games are set to be postponed …

BFI Set to Invite Asian Powerhouses to Develop Next Gen Boxers, Felicitates Asian Youth & Junior Championships Medallists
2 years, 9 months ago

BFI Set to Invite Asian Powerhouses to Develop Next Gen Boxers, Felicitates Asian Youth & Junior Championships Medallists

News 18  

The Boxing Federation of India on Wednesday announced that they will be inviting Asian powerhouse countries such as Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan to India to train and play tournaments with Indian youth and junior boxers. The announcement was made here during the BFI’s felicitation event of the medal winners from the recently concluded 2022 ASBC Asian Youth and Junior Boxing Championships …

India Withdraw from Asian Under-22 Boxing Championship Amid COVID-19 Threat
3 years ago

India Withdraw from Asian Under-22 Boxing Championship Amid COVID-19 Threat

News 18  

The Boxing Federation of India has decided to pull out of the Asian Under-22 Championships for men and women in Tashkent, Uzbekistan due to the global surge in COVID-19 cases but is willing to participate if the tournament is rescheduled to a time when the pandemic subsides. A reliable source in the federation has confirmed to PTI that a letter …

Covid-19 hits women's Asian Champions Trophy: Indian hockey player tests positive, match against Korea cancelled
3 years, 1 month ago

Covid-19 hits women's Asian Champions Trophy: Indian hockey player tests positive, match against Korea cancelled

Hindustan Times  

A member of the Indian women's hockey team participating in the Asian Champions Trophy here has tested positive for COVID-19, resulting in the cancellation of its next two matches against defending champions Korea and China respectively. Covid-19 hits women's Asian Champions Trophy: Indian hockey player tests positive, match against Korea cancelled While India were schedule to take on hosts Korea …

National Women's Boxing Championships: Emergence of new talent
3 years, 2 months ago

National Women's Boxing Championships: Emergence of new talent

The Hindu  

In the absence of Olympic medallists, Lovlina Borgohain and M. C. Mary Kom, the National women’s championships at the St. Joseph’s International School in Hisar witnessed the emergence of several talented boxers who might go on to become the future stars of Indian boxing. READ: AIBA women's world boxing set to be postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic If boxing manages …

Boxing Federation of India seeks three-month extension for foreign coaches, review after that
3 years, 4 months ago

Boxing Federation of India seeks three-month extension for foreign coaches, review after that

Firstpost  

New Delhi: The Boxing Federation of India has sought a three-month extension for its foreign coaches, whose contracts were expiring this month, saying a review will be done after the World Championships for men and women later this year. Indian boxing has two foreign recruits in men’s High Performance Director Santiago Nieva of Sweden and his women’s team counterpart Rafaelle …

Boxing Federation of India seeks three-month extension for foreign coaches
3 years, 4 months ago

Boxing Federation of India seeks three-month extension for foreign coaches

The Hindu  

The Boxing Federation of India has sought a three-month extension for its foreign coaches, whose contracts were expiring this month, saying a review will be done after the World Championships for men and women later this year. Indian boxing has two foreign recruits in men's High Performance Director Santiago Nieva of Sweden and his women's team counterpart Rafaelle Bergamasco from …

India Assured of Seven Medals at Asian Boxing Championships Even Before Competition Begins
3 years, 7 months ago

India Assured of Seven Medals at Asian Boxing Championships Even Before Competition Begins

News 18  

A crucial test of preparations for Olympic-bound boxers, the Asian Championships get underway here on Monday with India already assured of podium finishes after seven women boxers entered the semifinals due to small size of their respective draws. Six-time world champion M C Mary Kom, seeded top in her category, defending champion Pooja Rani, Anupama, Saweety, Lovlina Borgohain, Lalbuatsaihi, and …

Dubai Asian Boxing: So Far No Visas for 20-member Indian Team
3 years, 7 months ago

Dubai Asian Boxing: So Far No Visas for 20-member Indian Team

News 18  

India’s participation in this month’s Asian Boxing Championships in Dubai looks doubtful as its 20-member team hasn’t got the visas, the Boxing Federation of India secretary said on Monday. “The Indian men and women’s boxing teams haven’t got visas to travel to Dubai. Originally, New Delhi to host the continental competition, but last month the Asian Boxing Confederation shifted the …

Covid-19 travel curbs challenge India's Tokyo Olympics hopefuls
3 years, 8 months ago

Covid-19 travel curbs challenge India's Tokyo Olympics hopefuls

The Hindu  

With many countries imposing travel restrictions on India to contain COVID-19, we track how it may have an impact on the country's sportstpersons. Following that, at least 21 people, including Indian women boxing's high-performance director Raffaele Bergamasco and head coach Mohammed Ali Qamar also tested positive for COVID-19 in the women’s camp at New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in …

World Boxing Council India Championship Postponed Amid Covid-19 Surge
3 years, 8 months ago

World Boxing Council India Championship Postponed Amid Covid-19 Surge

News 18  

Considering the current spike in the COVID-19 cases in the country, LZ promotions has taken the decision to postpone the upcoming World Boxing Council India Championship fight to a later date. The first-ever WBC India Championship fight, between the country’s top women boxers Chandni Mehra and Suman Kumari, was initially scheduled to take place on May 1 at the Great …

Asian Boxing Championship Shifted from New Delhi to Dubai
3 years, 8 months ago

Asian Boxing Championship Shifted from New Delhi to Dubai

News 18  

The 2021 Asian Boxing Championship, originally scheduled to be held in New Delhi in May, has been shifted to Dubai, the Boxing Federation of India said in a statement on Wednesday. The decision was made due to travel restrictions that several participating nations have announced to India due to the sharp rise in Covid-19 cases in the country. “In the …

Asian Boxing Championship moved from Delhi to Dubai due to COVID-19
3 years, 8 months ago

Asian Boxing Championship moved from Delhi to Dubai due to COVID-19

Firstpost  

New Delhi: The Asian Boxing Championship which was scheduled to be held in New Delhi next month was on Wednesday moved to Dubai because of the deepening COVID-19 crisis in India but the national federation will remain a co-host along with its UAE counterpart. The tournament was to be held at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium from 21 to 31 …

Boxing Federation of India elections postponed - Sports News - Sportstar
4 years, 1 month ago

Boxing Federation of India elections postponed - Sports News - Sportstar

The Hindu  

The Boxing Federation of India on Tuesday announced the postponement of its elections in Gurugram on December 18 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “The decision to postpone the elections was taken after a majority of member state associations wrote to the Returning Officer, Justice Rajesh Tandon, requesting postponement due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “Subsequently, the Returning Officer has written to …

Boxing Federation of India to hold elections on December 18
4 years, 1 month ago

Boxing Federation of India to hold elections on December 18

The Hindu  

The Boxing Federation of India will hold its elections on December 18 after the process was delayed for the past three months because of the Covid-19 pandemic. The BFI is currently led by Ajay Singh, the owner of airline company SpiceJet, who took charge in 2016 following elections conducted under the supervision of the International Boxing Association. Ashish Shelar, a …

COVID-19 impact: Asian Boxing Championship in India postponed to 2021
4 years, 4 months ago

COVID-19 impact: Asian Boxing Championship in India postponed to 2021

India TV News  

The Asian Boxing Championship, which was to be held in India in November-December, has been postponed to next year owing to the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the national federation's Secretary General Jay Kowli told PTI on Tuesday. The decision was taken at the Asian Boxing Confederation's Executive Committee meeting held online on Monday. India last hosted the men's …

Asian Boxing Championship in India postponed to 2021 -Sportstar
4 years, 4 months ago

Asian Boxing Championship in India postponed to 2021 -Sportstar

The Hindu  

The Asian Boxing Championships, which was to be held in India in November-December, has been postponed to next year owing to the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the national federation’s Secretary General Jay Kowli sadi on Tuesday. The decision was taken at the Asian Boxing Confederation’s Executive Committee meeting held online on Monday. India last hosted the men’s Asian …

Coronavirus outbreak: Asian Boxing Championship in India postponed by a year to 2021
4 years, 4 months ago

Coronavirus outbreak: Asian Boxing Championship in India postponed by a year to 2021

Firstpost  

The 2020 Asian Boxing Championship was to be held in India in November-December New Delhi: The Asian Boxing Championship, which was to be held in India in November-December, has been postponed to next year owing to the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the national federation’s Secretary General Jay Kowli told PTI on Tuesday. The decision was taken at the …

Coronavirus | Asia Cup postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic, ICC to follow suit
4 years, 6 months ago

Coronavirus | Asia Cup postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic, ICC to follow suit

The Hindu  

The Asian Cricket Council on Thursday postponed the Asia Cup tournament, scheduled for September this year, until June 2021 owing to an upsurge in COVID-19 cases in the region. After careful consideration and evaluating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Executive Board of the ACC has decided to postpone the Asia Cup tournament that was scheduled for September 2020. …

No Asia Cup in 2020
4 years, 6 months ago

No Asia Cup in 2020

The Hindu  

The Asia Cup 2020 has officially been postponed. A day after BCCI chief Sourav Ganguly and Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ehsan Mani confirmed that the tournament will be pushed back to next year, the Asian Cricket Council formally announced the decision on Thursday. However, travel restrictions, country-specific quarantine requirements, fundamental health risks and social distancing mandates have posed as substantial …

Day after Sourav Ganguly's confirmation, Asia Cup 2020 officially postponed due to Covid-19 pandemic
4 years, 6 months ago

Day after Sourav Ganguly's confirmation, Asia Cup 2020 officially postponed due to Covid-19 pandemic

India Today  

Asia Cup 2020 has been postponed to 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Asian Cricket Council confirmed on Thursday. Pakistan had the hosting rights to Asia Cup 2021 but the Pakistan Cricket Board has exchanged the rights with Sri Lanka Cricket, ACC said. ACC's official confirmation comes a day after Board of Control for Cricket in India president Sourav …

Either Sri Lanka or UAE will host Asia Cup, says PCB CEO Wasim Khan
4 years, 6 months ago

Either Sri Lanka or UAE will host Asia Cup, says PCB CEO Wasim Khan

India Today  

The Asia Cup will go ahead as scheduled later this year in either Sri Lanka or the UAE, Pakistan Cricket Board CEO Wasim Khan has asserted. If they can't do it, then UAE is Khan said Pakistan, the original host of the event, had agreed to let Sri Lanka conduct it in return for hosting the next regional event. He …

AIBA disputes BFI claims over hosting 2021 World Boxing Championships
4 years, 8 months ago

AIBA disputes BFI claims over hosting 2021 World Boxing Championships

The Hindu  

The International Boxing Association has disputed the claims of Boxing Federation of India regarding issues related to the hosting of the 2021 World boxing championships. As New Delhi did not fulfill its obligations to pay the host fee as mentioned in the host city agreement, despite numerous reminders by AIBA and after having been offered multiple options to settle their …

India loses hosting rights of 2021 men's world boxing championships
4 years, 8 months ago

India loses hosting rights of 2021 men's world boxing championships

The Hindu  

India on Tuesday lost the hosting rights of the 2021 men’s world boxing championship to Serbia after the International Boxing association alleged non-payment of host fee by the national federation, which claimed that AIBA “acted in haste". “Serbia has everything to organise a great event for athletes, coaches, officials, and, of course, for our boxing fans,” AIBA's interim president Mohamed …

India to host Asian Boxing Championship in Nov-Dec this year
4 years, 9 months ago

India to host Asian Boxing Championship in Nov-Dec this year

The Hindu  

India will host the Asian Boxing Championships for men and women in November-December this year, the national federation revealed on Monday, expressing confidence that the COVID-19 pandemic will be well and truly under control by that time. India last hosted the men’s Asian meet back in 1980 in Mumbai, while it conducted the women’s event in 2003 in Hisar. The …

India submits its bid to host AFC Asian Cup
4 years, 9 months ago

India submits its bid to host AFC Asian Cup

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: India has submitted its bid documents for hosting the AFC Asian Cup in 2027, a top official of the national federation confirmed on Sunday. India had joined the race for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup, alongside Thailand, Indonesia and South Korea, but pulled out early in October 2018. South Korea, which is hosting the 2023 Women's World Cup, …

Coronavirus Outbreak: Boxing Federation of India begins online programs for Olympic-bound boxers
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: Boxing Federation of India begins online programs for Olympic-bound boxers

Firstpost  

In a conference call with these boxers on Sunday, Boxing Federation of India President Ajay Singh took stock of their preparations amid a national lockdown till 14 April to fight the pandemic. Their training halted by the coronavirus-forced national lockdown, India’s Olympic-bound boxers will be provided online classes by their coaches from Monday to ensure that aspects such as mental …

Coronavirus Outbreak: ACC meeting on finalising Asia Cup 2020 venue postponed as COVID-19 casts cloud over event
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: ACC meeting on finalising Asia Cup 2020 venue postponed as COVID-19 casts cloud over event

Firstpost  

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced Asian Cricket Council to postpone its meeting to finalise the possible multiple venues of Asia Cup T20 which is supposed to be hosted by the Pakistan Cricket Board. Karachi: The COVID-19 pandemic has forced Asian Cricket Council to postpone its meeting to finalise the possible multiple venues of Asia Cup T20 which is supposed to …

Coronavirus: Indian boxers returning from Olympic qualifiers to be home-quarantined
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus: Indian boxers returning from Olympic qualifiers to be home-quarantined

The Hindu  

The Indian boxing team, returning from the Asian Olympic Qualifiers in Jordan, will be “home-quarantined” in view of the COVID-19 threat even though all the members have got the necessary health clearances, the national federation told PTI on Thursday. A total of 13 boxers and almost an equal number of coaching staff return on Thursday after clinching an unprecedented nine …

Outbreak of Coronavirus results in Fed Cup being postponed for three weeks
4 years, 11 months ago

Outbreak of Coronavirus results in Fed Cup being postponed for three weeks

Firstpost  

Fed Cup competition, which was moved out of China and scheduled to begin from Tuesday in Kazakhstan, has been postponed for three weeks due to the outbreak of Coronavirus. New Delhi: The Fed Cup competition, which was moved out of China and scheduled to begin from Tuesday in Kazakhstan, has been postponed for three weeks due to the outbreak of …

Boxing Olympic Qualifiers postponed after Wuhan cancellation
4 years, 11 months ago

Boxing Olympic Qualifiers postponed after Wuhan cancellation

The Hindu  

Boxing’s Olympic Qualifying tournament scheduled next month was on Friday pushed to March, a couple of days after it was cancelled in the Chinese city of Wuhan following the outbreak of Novel Coronavirus. The International Olympic Committee’s Boxing Task Force, which is in charge of conducting the sport at the Olympics later this year, confirmed the change of dates in …

Great if India gets to host Olympic boxing qualifiers: Simranjit
4 years, 11 months ago

Great if India gets to host Olympic boxing qualifiers: Simranjit

The Hindu  

Former World Championships bronze medallist Simranjit Kaur on Friday said besides home advantage it will act as a confidence booster for local boxers if India get to host the Olympic Qualifying Tournament, which has been cancelled in the Chinese city of Wuhan following the outbreak of coronavirus. The Boxing Federation of India has offered to host next month’s Olympic Qualifiers …

Asian boxing qualifier shifted to March
4 years, 11 months ago

Asian boxing qualifier shifted to March

The Hindu  

The Boxing Task Force and the Chinese Olympic Committee on Thursday jointly decided to cancel the Asia/Oceania Olympic boxing qualifying event, which was scheduled to be held in Wuhan from February 3 to 14, due to coronavirus outbreak. "In the best interest of athletes and officials -- after careful consultations -- the BTF and COC jointly decided to cancel the …

India offers to host Boxing Olympic Qualifiers
4 years, 11 months ago

India offers to host Boxing Olympic Qualifiers

The Hindu  

The Boxing Federation of India has offered to host next month’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament after it was taken away from the Chinese city of Wuhan due to the outbreak of coronavirus. “Due to any reason, if the event is to be shifted to a different country, Boxing Federation of India would be willing to host this Asian and Oceania Qualification …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: BFI offers to host boxing qualifiers following cancellation of event in Wuhan due to outbreak of coronavirus
4 years, 11 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: BFI offers to host boxing qualifiers following cancellation of event in Wuhan due to outbreak of coronavirus

Firstpost  

‘…due to any reason, if the event is to be shifted to a different country, BFI would be willing to host this year’s Asian and Oceania Qualification Event,’ BFI President Ajay Singh stated in a letter to the Chairman of the IOC New Delhi: The Boxing Federation of India has offered to host next month’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament, which has …

Boxing and wrestling: The 'power' play over the years
4 years, 11 months ago

Boxing and wrestling: The 'power' play over the years

The Hindu  

In 2010, for the first time, India approached major multi-discipline events, such as the Commonwealth Games and the Asian Games, with an Olympic and World championships medallist boxer in its ranks. Vijender Singh’s bronze medals in 75 kg in the 2008 Olympics and the 2009 World championships raised the profile of Indian boxing manifold and made the boxers from the …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: BFI Executive Director RK Sacheti invited by IOC to advise on planning for boxing qualifiers
5 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: BFI Executive Director RK Sacheti invited by IOC to advise on planning for boxing qualifiers

Firstpost  

The IOC took control of the conduct of the Olympic Qualifiers owing to a long-standing administrative mess in the International Boxing Association Boxing Federation of India’s Executive Director RK Sacheti was on Monday invited by the International Olympic Committee to “advise” on the formulation of rules for next year’s Olympic Qualifiers. Sacheti has been invited by the IOC’s Experts Group …

Boxing Federation of India plans all-out approach for Olympics
5 years, 8 months ago

Boxing Federation of India plans all-out approach for Olympics

The Hindu  

These are good times for boxers. The Boxing Federation of India president Ajay Singh said the boxers would get all help possible to be well prepared for the Olympics at a felicitation function here on Tuesday. READ: Hasanboy Dusmatov intimidated by me, says Amit Panghal Among the prominent winners were Asian Games champion Amit Panghal, who defeated Olympic gold and …

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