Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain has accused Col Arun Malik (Retd), Government Director and interim committee member of the Boxing Federation of India (BFI), of “disrespectful and gender-discriminatory behaviour.“The reigning world middleweight champion and Khel Ratna awardee said that the episode “left me deeply damage, disheartened, and questioning the respect and dignity we, as ladies athletes, really obtain.”Nonetheless, Malik had denied all allegations. “Lovlina is the delight of the nation, and we at BFI take immense delight in her achievements, particularly her Olympic bronze,” Malik stated in an announcement. “I respectfully and categorically deny the allegations levelled. The decision in query was completely skilled in its entirety.
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“It was attended by officers from SAI and TOPS and was formally recorded by the host. The identical recording is with the respective officers for evaluation. Issues raised by Lovlina have been duly famous and addressed in step with BFI’s established insurance policies, which apply uniformly to all athletes.”Lovlina Borgohain is ready to happen in Liverpool in September.The 20-member squad was finalised after the boxers went by means of a week-long evaluation on the Nationwide Institute of Sports activities (NIS), Patiala.The match, to be held from September 4 to 14, would be the first World Championships held below the aegis of the brand new governing physique of the game, World Boxing.It’ll characteristic competitions in 10 weight courses for women and men. It’ll even be for the primary time ever that female and male boxers would compete in an Olympics-style boxing on the similar occasion for the title of World Boxing Champion.Borgohain had missed the ladies’s nationals in March.The Tokyo Olympic bronze medallist Borgohain had missed the occasion because the Assam state unit refused to ship her resulting from infighting within the federation.