Menu

Post image 1
Post image 2
1 / 2
0

Nikhat Zareen loses in trials, to miss Commonwealth Games and Asian Games

The Indian Express·Nitin Sharma·18 days ago
#8XOfWE0i
Reading 0:00
15s threshold

File image of boxer Nikhat Zareen in action at the World Boxing Cup Finals last year. (Photo: Boxing Federation of India) Two-time World Champion Nikhat Zareen exited from the boxing trials of the Commonwealth Games and Asian Games following a 1-4 loss to World Junior Champion Sakshi Chaudhary in the semifinals of the 51-kg category at the National Institute of Sport in Patiala. The Boxing Federation of India (BFI) shifted from an assessment system to trial bouts with immediate declaration of the winner after intervention from the Sports Authority of India (SAI). The BFI’s assessment system was suspended after multiple complaints of alleged lack of transparency and bias. Indian women’s team head coach Santiago Nieva said that Nikhat was ahead of the other boxers in the last assessment. “She has to prove she is better than the other girls. In the last assessment, she did slightly better than her competitors. This time, she lost in a close bout. So, she needs to remain focused and make some adjustments.…

Continue reading — create a free account

Join HashtagPLUS to read full articles, follow hashtags, vote, and join the conversation.

Read More