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High Performance Director Bernard Dunne has stepped down while foreign coach Dmitry Dmitruk is likely to be shown the exit door very soon.

Indian boxing's HPD Dunne resigns, foreign coach set to be sacked after Olympic Qualifier debacle

March 14, 2024, 05:15 PM - 2 min read

India's dismal performance in the recent Olympic Qualifiers for boxing has triggered a coaching crisis just four months before the Paris Games as High Performance Director Bernard Dunne has stepped down while foreign coach Dmitry Dmitruk is likely to be shown the exit door very soon.

Indian boxers aim to punch their tickets to Paris at Italy qualifiers

March 2, 2024, 07:47 PM - 2 min read

The tournament offers 49 quota places, with a guaranteed ticket to Paris for any boxer reaching the semifinals. However, in the women's 60kg category, only three spots are available, necessitating a box-off between the losing semifinalists.

Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik briefing the press. Image X.

Grapple gripes: Bajrang Punia ditches trials, Wrestles WFI in Court!

February 29, 2024, 05:57 PM - 2 min read

The wrestling arena in India is abuzz with controversy as ace wrestler Bajrang Punia, along with Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik, and her husband Satywart Kadiyan, has decided to challenge the upcoming national trials organized by the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI).

Bajrang Punia Olympic wrestler at the 2021 Olympics

Olympic and Asian Championship wrestling qualifiers to be held on March 10-11

February 10, 2024, 10:09 AM - 2 min read

"The ad-hoc committee will be organising the selection trials for selecting the Indian wrestling team for the upcoming Olympic Qualifiers & Asian Championships on March 10-11, 2024," the ad-hoc committee, headed by Bhupender Singh Bhajwa, said in a statement.