Santiago Nieva steps down as Indian boxing High Performance Director
2 years, 8 months ago

Santiago Nieva steps down as Indian boxing High Performance Director

The Hindu  

Indian men's boxing team High Performance Director Santiago Nieva has stepped down from his role after serving for five years, the national federation said on Saturday. Nieva's five-year stint had seen some impressive achievements such as the highest-ever participation at the Tokyo Olympics and historic two medals in the 2019 Men’s World Championships. He has played an instrumental role in crafting the growth of Indian boxing in the last five years and we thank him for all the efforts and hard work," Boxing Federation of India president Ajay Singh said in a release. I believe Indian boxing has great potential and it will continue to grow,” Nieva said.

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Olympian boxer Nishant Dev turns professional, set to debut in Las Vegas
4 days, 21 hours ago

Olympian boxer Nishant Dev turns professional, set to debut in Las Vegas

India Today  

Indian boxer Nishant Dev will not be seen at the Olympics any more as the 24-year-old has decided to turn professional. Nishant said that he was excited to take this step and wanted to become India’s first-ever world professional boxing champion. “I’m very excited to be joining Matchroom Boxing and beginning my professional career in Las Vegas on January 25th,” …

Santiago Nieva steps down as High Performance Director of Indian boxing team
2 years, 8 months ago

Santiago Nieva steps down as High Performance Director of Indian boxing team

The Hindu  

Santiago Nieva has stepped down from his role as Indian boxing team's high performance director, according to a statement issued by the Boxing Federation of India on Saturday. I believe Indian boxing has great potential and it will continue to grow.” Nieva, who took charge of the national team in 2017, primarily worked with the men boxers. The Indian boxers …

Nieva: Will look to rebuild, several aspects need improvement
2 years, 11 months ago

Nieva: Will look to rebuild, several aspects need improvement

The Hindu  

Retained as Indian men's boxing's High-Performance Director after a few months of deliberation and discussion, Santiago Nieva says the immediate focus in his second stint would be to rebuild the team, which hit a low by ending medal-less in the Tokyo Olympics. His position came under considerable pressure in the aftermath of the Tokyo Games where none of the five …

Boxing | Nieva set to be retained as men’s HPD for one year
3 years ago

Boxing | Nieva set to be retained as men’s HPD for one year

The Hindu  

The Indian men’s boxing team’s High Performance Director Santiago Nieva is all set to be retained for at least one more year after several rounds of deliberation within the national federation following an underwhelming Olympic performance by the pugilists. The BFI had stated that a further extension for Nieva would depend on a review of the performance in Tokyo where …

Indian boxing's coaching staff could be completely overhauled over Tokyo flop show, says report
3 years, 4 months ago

Indian boxing's coaching staff could be completely overhauled over Tokyo flop show, says report

Firstpost  

It is reliably learnt that the two High Performance Directors Santiago Nieva and Raffaele Bergamasco along with the national head coaches CA Kuttappa and Mohammed Ali Qamar are under intense scrutiny at this point. New Delhi: Indian boxing’s coaching staff could be “completely overhauled” in the next three months depending on how the world championships pan out, a national federation …

Some New Faces Likely at World Championship, Boxing Nationals to Provide Options: Santiago Nieva
3 years, 4 months ago

Some New Faces Likely at World Championship, Boxing Nationals to Provide Options: Santiago Nieva

News 18  

The Indian men’s boxing team for the world championship would be picked on the basis of performances in next month’s Nationals, High Performance Director Santiago Nieva told PTI, conceding that there is very little time in hand to go for elaborate trials. Nieva, who is currently on a break, spoke to PTI from his home base in Sweden and touched …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: High-Performance Director Santiago Nieva confident of 'stronger performance' from Indian boxers
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: High-Performance Director Santiago Nieva confident of 'stronger performance' from Indian boxers

Firstpost  

“It’s like the big final exam after studying hard,” said Indian boxing’s High Performance Director Santiago Nieva, a touch nervous but mostly excited ahead of his own Olympic debut, aware that all the “good work of past four years wouldn’t count if there is no medal to show in Tokyo”. Mostly I am exited because it is like the final …

Eight Olympic-bound Indian boxers part of exposure tour to Italy
3 years, 6 months ago

Eight Olympic-bound Indian boxers part of exposure tour to Italy

The Hindu  

The Olympic-bound Indian boxers will look to gain some valuable sparring experience during their final exposure tour to Italy over the next few weeks. Eight of the nine Olympic-qualified boxers – including Amit Panghal and Vikas Krishan among men, Simranjit Kaur and Lovlina Borgohain among women – and eight other elite pugilists of the country will be part of the …

Indian Boxing's High Performance Director Santiago Nieva Seeks More Boxers at National Camp
4 years, 5 months ago

Indian Boxing's High Performance Director Santiago Nieva Seeks More Boxers at National Camp

News 18  

Resumption is done and expansion can now follow, said Indian boxing's High Performance Director Santiago Nieva, revealing that addition of seven more boxers has been proposed at the ongoing national training camp for the Olympic-bound in Patiala. "We are currently able to do 70 per cent of the things that we used to do," Nieva said of the training regimen …

Nieva seeks more boxers at national camp, says things going well
4 years, 5 months ago

Nieva seeks more boxers at national camp, says things going well

The Hindu  

Resumption is done and expansion can now follow, said Indian boxing’s High Performance Director Santiago Nieva, revealing that addition of seven more boxers has been proposed at the ongoing national training camp for the Olympic-bound in Patiala. Nine male boxers and a few of their women counterparts are training at the National Institute of Sports in Patiala, taking the first …

Nieva expects Indian boxing national camp to resume next month
4 years, 8 months ago

Nieva expects Indian boxing national camp to resume next month

The Hindu  

Indian boxing’s High Performance Director Santiago Nieva expects the national camp to resume at least partially next month and foresees no hiccups in fans rushing back to live sport in the age of social distancing as he feels people always “look for risks“. Of course I can be wrong but I think we will be able to restart early next …

COVID-19: Indian boxers must adapt and emerge stronger from crisis - Nieva
4 years, 8 months ago

COVID-19: Indian boxers must adapt and emerge stronger from crisis - Nieva

The Hindu  

Santiago Nieva, the high performance director of Indian boxing, wants the boxers to adapt and emerge stronger from the present COVID-19 crisis. Read: Khelo India, a winner amid the anti-CAA protests in Assam According to Nieva, India, having booked nine quota places in the Tokyo Olympics, has an advantage. Nieva said given the situation the boxers' training was going on …

Santiago Nieva: COVID-19 won't hurt India's Olympic training
4 years, 9 months ago

Santiago Nieva: COVID-19 won't hurt India's Olympic training

The Hindu  

The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown the build-up to this year’s Olympics into disarray, but Indian boxing’s High Performance Director Santiago Nieva feels the country’s Tokyo-bound pugilists won’t be affected as they would be just fine training at home if travel restrictions don’t ease up. Nieva is in precautionary quarantine till March 27 after the team’s return from the Asian Olympic …

India's High Performance Director Santiago Nieva says country's pugilists will benefit from competing on professional circuit
5 years ago

India's High Performance Director Santiago Nieva says country's pugilists will benefit from competing on professional circuit

Firstpost  

As the Indian high-performance director, Santiago was aware of the gap that remains between his wards and the best boxers in the world, from Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan The final of the Big Bout Indian Boxing League between Punjab Panthers and Gujarat Giants, at the Indira Gandhi International Stadium in Delhi, was an enticing affair. We do need to work on …

Santiago Nieva: Indian boxers will do ‘something big’ in the Olympics
5 years, 3 months ago

Santiago Nieva: Indian boxers will do ‘something big’ in the Olympics

The Hindu  

Indian boxers are headed in the right direction and will perform well at the Olympic Games in 2020, believes Santiago Nieva, the team’s high-performance director. The Indian boxers produced their best-ever performance at the World Championships, with Amit Panghal an Manish Kaushik winning the silver and bronze medals, respectively, in Russia. ‘In the right direction’ “In Olympics, there are no …

High-Performance Director Santiago Nieva eyes five Olympic berths, believes Indian boxers 'can do something special' in Tokyo
5 years, 3 months ago

High-Performance Director Santiago Nieva eyes five Olympic berths, believes Indian boxers 'can do something special' in Tokyo

Firstpost  

“Every tournament we go, we always compare the results to what could have happened if it were the Olympics. New Delhi: Indian boxers are headed in the right direction and will do something big at the Tokyo Olympics, reckons High-Performance Director Santiago Nieva, who wants his wards to emerge as outright winners and secure at least five Olympic spots during …

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