Indian boxing's biggest names are demanding an all systems reboot to halt the sport's decline after a medal-less Olympic campaign in Rio and their roadmap goes beyond having the much-delayed national federation.
Eleven days of action have failed to bring India, that won a record six medals in London four years ago, a single podium finish and there's growing desperation to end this poor run.
PTI introduces the team, who is aiming for medals when India's campaign at the Tokyo Games commences on July 24.
The Indian men's boxing team's preparations for the 2012 Olympic Games seems to have taken a slight knock after visa delays looks certain to force them to cancel their trip to France for a training-cum-preparation camp.
Commonwealth Games gold medallist Akhil Kumar and three of his compatriots entered the semi-finals of the Asian Boxing Championships at Ulan Bator in Mongolia on Wednesday.
Vaibhav Patil, team physiotherapist of the Indian boxing team, tells Harish Kotian how he is able to keep the pugilists in shape.
The shoddy state of the Games Village stood exposed on Saturday when the Indian boxing team checked in at their residential block only to find defending Commonwealth Games gold medallist Akhil Kumar's bed collapsing.
The Tribunal also refused to give any relief to Commander Vijender Rana and Commander Vinod Kumar Jha on their contention that no court martial was held against them which would have given them an opportunity to defend themselves.
India's boxers finished with a haul of one gold, two silver and two bronze, their best from the sport at any Commonwealth Games.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Thursday
Akhil Kumar, Jitender Kumar and Vijender were handed out empty envelopes in name of cash awards
More stars than they are in heaven were at the Sachin: A Billion Dreams premiere.
The two pugilists qualified for the Olympics after entering the finals at the qualifying tournament in Gangzhou, China.
Shiva Thapa and Vikas Krishan will be among India's best bets to better both the colour and number of medals at the 19th World Boxing Championships, starting in Hamburg on Friday.
These actors weren't exactly high up in the popularity charts this year.
Olympic heroes boxer Vijender Singh, wrestler Sushil Kumar, along with four-time world champion woman pugilist M C Mary Kom, were on Saturday conferred the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award in a glittering ceremony in New Delhi. For the first time in the history of national sports awards, three sportspersons were individually bestowed India's highest sporting honour, which comes with an enhanced cash prize of Rs 7.5 lakh and a newly-designed statuette.
Not a man for diplomatic circumlocution, wrestler Sushil Kumar on Wednesday said it would have been injustice if he was denied the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award even after winning the bronze medal in Beijing Olympics.
Suranjoy Singh clinched the lone gold as Indian boxers rounded off their campaign at the European Grand Prix event in Usti Nad Labem, Czech Republic with four medals. Suranjoy bagged the flyweight gold after beating Armenia's H Danielyan 4-1 on Saturday night.
Narjit Singh, Vijender and Jitender Kumar made it to the title round in the 29th edition of the tournament in Bangkok.
The agonising wait for justice notwithstanding, the former navy captain soldiered on, doing low-paying jobs for Rs 20,000 a month and even ploughing farms owned by others to sustain his family. He has lost many jobs because of his past.
The petition also made several other allegations of financial embezzlement by the secretary, and sought a CBI inquiry into the matter as the 'samadhi' was under Central government control.
The Bench directed the Government to delete the prayer seeking removal of the judge.
The Indian pugilist was beaten by Dostiev Sherali of Tajikistan in quarter-finals of the light-fly category at the Senior World boxing championships.
The 2008 Beijing Olympics gold medallist will be making his fifth Olympic appearance this year.
As the curtains come down at the Tokyo Olympics, here's a glance at the medallists and those who came within touching distance of glory.
Amit Panghal holds the numero uno position with 420 points, according to the list released by the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) Boxing Task Force
As Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party registered a thumping victory in the Delhi assembly polls, take a look at how the heavyweights fared.
With seven gold medals and 47 points, India emerged champions at the Goa International Boxing Championship.
As the tables turned on the Congress in the Delhi polls, several heavyweights including three-time chief minister Sheila Dikshit, four-time member of Legislative Assembly A K Walia and senior Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party leader Vijender Gupta failed to save their seats.
Akhil Kumar and Vijender lost in the semi-finals at a pre-Olympic boxing tournament.
The Delhi high court has asked BSNL to maintain a status quo on the question of interconnect agreement with Reliance Infocomm.
The party will hold similar protests in all district headquarters across the country on December 26, senior party leader Sanjay Singh said.
There are 17 post graduates, 29 graduates among 70 newly-elected MLAs.
A memorable T20 debut performance in his bag, young India seamer Barinder Sran says receiving tips on the art of swing bowling from veteran Ashish Nehra and Bhuvneshwar Kumar helped him. Sran (4/10) returned the best figures by an Indian debutant in T20 Internationals to help the visitors restrict Zimbabwe to a paltry 99 for nine and then register a 10-wicket victory in the second match in Harare on Monday.
Sources said the CD contained some wrongdoings by Kumar and Kejriwal did not approve of it.
In a video message, Kejriwal asserted that he will prefer to die than stray from AAP's principles, adding the same rule will apply to himself and all other senior leaders.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the accolades for the Indian kabaddi team after it triumphed in the 2016 World Cup, its third in a row, on the back of a memorable second-half fightback against Iran, in Ahmedabad, on Saturday.
Star India shuttler Saina Nehwal has signed a two-year deal with leading sports management group, IOS Sports & Entertainment. IOS will now manage Saina's endorsements, appearances, brand profiling, patents, licensing and digital rights, images and visibility on social networking sites.
Manish Kaushik has announced his arrival on the senior scene in grand fashion.
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