Indian boxing deferation writes to boycotting nations forward of Girls’s World Championships in Delhi-Sports activities Information , Firstpost

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New Delhi: Boxing Federation of India (BFI) will not be disheartened by the rising variety of international locations boycotting the Girls’s World Championship and has opened a dialogue with these nations to get them to reverse their determination.

Worldwide Boxing Affiliation’s (IBA) determination to elevate the ban on Russian and Belarusian boxers, permitting them to compete below their very own flag, towards the Worldwide Olympic Committee’s (IOC) suggestions because of the ongoing battle in Ukraine, has led to 9 international locations boycotting the marquee occasion scheduled in New Delhi on March 15-26.

The international locations embody USA, Britain, Eire, Canada, Sweden, Poland, Netherlands, Czech Republic and Ukraine.

“I don’t know why we must always even suppose that it’s disheartening as a result of we have now 74 international locations which can be coming in. Only a only a few international locations have pulled out,” BFI government director Col Arun Malik informed PTI.

“We’ve got international locations like Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, China, they’re the strongest nations of the world, they’re all coming.

“I don’t suppose we have now any cause to get disheartened. It’s an excellent response, the numbers are greater than they have been in Istanbul, the international locations are extra.”

Seven Olympic medallists are amongst 350 boxers from 74 international locations who’ve up to now registered their names for the biennial showpiece.

The BFI, on it’s half, has initiated a dialogue with six of the boycotting international locations and is hopeful that they a few of them will reverse their determination to skip the event in Delhi.

“We’ve got written to 6 international locations which have pulled out. They’re open to speaking to the President Mr Ajay Singh. We don’t know at what degree the choice has been taken by them, if the nationwide federation has taken it or the choice is taken by the federal government.

“However the endeavour is there to get a few of these international locations if not all to take part,” Malik added.

The nationwide federation can be in talks with IBA.

The latest occasions have put India in a tough scenario as a bunch nation.

“Even once we are interacting, some individuals have talked about they might like to play in India, love their athletes to return to India and field right here.

“The publicity the Indian boxers can provide, they won’t get wherever else. We’ve got one of many strongest girls boxing staff in India.”

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