![High Performance Director Bernard Dunne has stepped down while foreign coach Dmitry Dmitruk is likely to be shown the exit door very soon. High Performance Director Bernard Dunne has stepped down while foreign coach Dmitry Dmitruk is likely to be shown the exit door very soon.](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.newsarenaindia.com%2F%2Fuploads%2Fdunnedmitryjpg_1710416735548.jpg&w=3840&q=8)
March 14, 2024, 04:45 AM - 4 mins 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.
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March 2, 2024, 06:17 AM - 2 mins 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.
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February 29, 2024, 04:27 AM - 3 mins 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).
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February 9, 2024, 08:39 PM - 3 mins 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.
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