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SAI Halts Boxing Trials Over Opaque Selection Rules

Trials can resume only after full disclosure of evaluators, criteria, coach selection.

Overview

  • SAI, which ordered a halt on Sunday, said BFI ignored week-old queries about how boxers would be judged and said the camp could restart if fair results are assured.
  • The agency demanded the full evaluation matrix, the names and credentials of the High Performance Unit, and clear coach-picking rules to prevent conflicts of interest.
  • BFI countered that it had shared its procedures during ACTC planning meetings and said SAI had already given approvals.
  • SAI refused to treat the COAS Cup in Pune as a valid pathway, calling it a closed event, which left nearly 40 medallists outside selection and pushed some to prepare Delhi High Court petitions.
  • A few places are set through the Asian Championships, with Sachin Siwach, Preeti Pawar, and Priya Ghanghas qualified, while many weight classes now sit in limbo ahead of the Glasgow Commonwealth Games and the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.