Restart elite system, participation in youth Championships and other key decisions taken by Boxing Interim Committee

World Boxing formed an interim committee on April 7.
The World Boxing-led interim committee, which has been tasked with bringing Indian boxing back on track, held its first meeting on Monday. The committee has taken important decisions aimed at reviving the grassroots structure and enhancing India’s medal chances in the upcoming international boxing competitions.
On Monday, the committee held a virtual meeting and took concrete decisions that have been impacting the functioning of Indian boxing, which has been in a stalemate since the beginning of this year. The committee decided to immediately revive the domestic circuit as well as restart the top boxing system.
It was also decided that the selection of coaches and support staff for the Elite Men’s and Women’s National Coaching Camps will be done with immediate effect.
World Boxing on April 7 formed an interim committee headed by Indian Boxing Federation president Ajay Singh to run the federation’s day-to-day affairs and address all issues hampering the development of boxing.
Other key decisions that were taken at the meeting included, the effective participation of India’s budding boxers in the U-15 and U-17 Asian Championships in Amman, Jordan commencing 17th April 2025, also ensuring smooth conduct of the Youth U-19 National Championships with maximum participation and disbursing the REC Scholarship funds to the athletes, which has been pending for last couple of months.
The committee also decided to release the REC grant for grassroots equipment support to selected and approved academies to strengthen and promote boxing to newer locations in the country.
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