Boxing News : BFI to soon decide on resumption of national camp in Patiala

According to the reports the Boxing Federation of India’s plan to resume the national camp for Olympic-bound pugilists in Patiala is expected to materialise in the next couple of days. The BFI wanted to start the camp on June 10 but waited to secure permission from the state government and the Sports Authority of India. The nine boxers, who have qualified for the Tokyo Games are Amit Panghal (52kg), Manish Kaushik (63kg), Vikas Krishan (69kg), Ashish Kumar (75kg), Satish Kumar (+91kg), MC May Kom (51kg), Simranjit Kaur (60kg), Lovlina Borgohain (69kg), and Pooja Rani (75kg). The BFI will be conducting a joint camp for both the men and women, whose training base has been the national capital since 2017. All boxers have been training at their respective homes ever since sporting activities came to a halt in mid-March owing to the Covid-19 outbreak