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Coach Gurbax Sandhu takes responsibility for India's medal-less boxing campaign at Rio Olympics
•Sandhu is ready to take "moral responsibility" for India's medal-less boxing campaign in Olympics but he says the four-year-long administrative logjam cannot escape blame for all that has gone wrong with the once flourishing sport.

Rio Olympics 2016: Indian boxers replace kits after disqualification scare
•Threatened with disqualification for not wearing vests bearing their country's name, Indian boxers at the ongoing Olympics have got their kits replaced as required by the AIBA and will now compete without any hindrance.

Rio 2016: Boxers under pressure but will deliver, says national coach Gurbax Singh Sandhu
•"It's as if someone cast an evil eye on Indian boxing", said national coach Gurbax Singh Sandhu as he tried to make sense of the downward spiral that gripped the sport's administration four years ago leaving the three Olympic-bound pugilists under tremendous pressure.

Rio 2016: PM Narendra Modi meets members of Indian contingent ahead of Olympics
•PM Narendra Modi met the Indian athletes who will represent the country at the forthcoming Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and wished them luck.

Rio-bound Vikas Krishan settles for bronze after injury rules him out of semi-final clash
•Vikas Krishan who qualified for the 2016 Olympics is a doubtful starter at Friday's semifinal as he has sustained a cut on his face.

Rio calling: Manoj Kumar becomes second Indian boxer to qualify for 2016 Olympics
•Former Commonwealth Games gold-medallist Manoj Kumar (64kg) on Thursday became the second Indian boxer to qualify for the Olympic Games after advancing to the semifinals of the AIBA World Qualifying Tournament in Baku.

L Devendro Singh storms into World Olympics Qualifying quarters, Manoj Kumar makes last sixteen
•L Devendro Singh (49kg) stormed into the quarterfinal, while the experienced Manoj Kumar (64kg) entered the last-16 stage of the AIBA's World Olympic Qualifier

Sumit Sangwan reaches pre-quarters of AIBA World Olympic Qualifiers, Satish Kumar bows out
•Indian boxer Sumit Sangwan (81kg) on Sunday advanced to the pre-quarterfinals of the AIBA World Olympic Qualification tournament after notching up a hard-fought win over eighth seed Juan Carlos Carrillo of Colombia in Baku.

India's Satish Kumar, Sumit Sangwan win to advance in World Olympic Qualifying tournament
•Satish Kumar (+91kg) and Sumit Sangwan (81kg) notched up facile wins to enter the second round of the AIBA's World Olympic Qualification

Felt it was time to move on to something new: Vijender Singh on turning pro
Fp Archives •All set for the tougher but more lucrative professional circuit, star Indian boxer Vijender Singh on Monday said he has no regrets about quitting amateur boxing just one year before the Olympics as it was the "right time" to do so.



