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Dmitry Dmitruk appointed Indian boxing team's foreign coach on two-year basis
Fpsports •Dmitruk had earlier served as the high performance coach of the Irish Athletic Boxing Association and oversaw the rise of notable boxers such as Joe Ward and Grainne Walsh.
Boxing Federation of India appoints Irish great Bernard Dunne as high-performance director
Fpsports •A renowned name in the world of boxing, Bernard Dunne will be joining the Indian team following a successful five-year stint with the Irish Athletic Boxing Association
Competition system in India well behind big nations, need to seize momentum back, says Santiago Nieva
•The outgoing High Performance Director added that he was confident of India making up for a disappointing outing in Tokyo with a much bigger haul at the Paris Olympics.
Inaugural Season of 3X3 Indian National Basketball League to begin on 18 March
Fpsports •The league is to be conducted across 20 cities in India
BFI announces team selection trial dates for World Championships, CWG 2022 and Asian Games
Fpsports •Keeping in view the last dates of submission by names to the concerned authorities, the new trials format promises to conduct selection trials for the upcoming three big multinational sporting events.
Strandja Memorial Tournament: Indian team further shortened as six male boxers withdraw
•Govind (48kg), Ankit (51kg), Rajpinder Singh (54kg), Dalvir Singh (63.5kg), Rohit Tokas (71kg) and Gaurav Chauhan (92kg) were withdrawn from the tournament due to niggles sustained during training.
BFI suspends former secretary general Jay Kowli for 'dereliction of duty'
•The decision was taken at the BFI's Executive Committee meeting held on 10 January. The boxer-turned-administrator did not immediately respond to calls for his comments on the matter
World Boxing Championship: Likely to re-examine decision on selected players for Turkey, BFI tells Delhi High Court
•On 10 November, the court had issued notice to BFI and Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports on the petition by the Arundhati Chowdhary who challenged her non-selection and claimed that Lovlina Borgohain had been selected without a trial for the world championship
Delhi HC seeks BFI reply on boxer's plea against not being considered for world championship
•The high court issued notice to the BFI and Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports on the petition by the 19-year-old boxer who said that Olympic bronze-winner Lovlina Borgohain has been selected without a trial
National Women’s Boxing Championships: World silver medallist Manju Rani off to a winning start
•Railway Sports Promotion Board's boxer Manju, who had won a silver on debut at the 2019 World Championships, made light work of Orissa's Bhabani Barik in a 5-0 win in the 48kg on the third day of competitions at the St Joseph's International School.