With days to go for the women’s boxing world championships to be held in
New Delhi from March 15, the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) is staring at
a selection controversy.Shiksha Narwal, national champion in 54kg, has written to BFI over
her exclusion from the squad, saying she has “fulfilled all the criteria
and deserves a place in the team.”
New Delhi from March 15, the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) is staring at
a selection controversy.Shiksha Narwal, national champion in 54kg, has written to BFI over
her exclusion from the squad, saying she has “fulfilled all the criteria
and deserves a place in the team.”
In the 54kg category, which is an Olympic weight, Preeti has been selected.
In her letter, Shiksha said she has beaten Preeti at the national
championships. “I am regularly doing training without missing a single day
and I am fully fit but yet my name was removed from the world championships
without any reason,” she wrote to top BFI officials.
“The national camp started on January 20 and the final list of registration
for world championships was made on February 10. I was given the No.2
ranking while Preeti was made No.1 from No. 3. I want to know why I was not
selected. I want that as per my talent I should be given an opportunity to
represent the country at the world championships.
