Indian boxing contingent departs for third Asian Youth Games 2025 in Bahrain

October 21, 2025 4:35 PM

Indian boxing contingent departs for third Asian Youth Games 2025 in Bahrain

The Boxing Federation of India (BFI) has dispatched a 23-member Indian boxing contingent to Manama, Bahrain, for the 3rd Asian Youth Games 2025, scheduled from October 23 to 30. The team will represent India across 14 weight categories—seven each for boys and girls—in the U-17 age group. The boxers, who recently completed a high-intensity training camp at NS NIS Patiala from September 23 to October 20, are now set to take on Asia's best. The camp focused on enhancing technical, tactical, an...

IOA forms ad hoc committee to oversee boxing affairs; BFI calls decision “illegal”

February 25, 2025 12:19 PM

IOA forms ad hoc committee to oversee boxing affairs; BFI calls decision “illegal”

The Boxing Federation of India (BFI) has strongly opposed the Indian Olympic Association's (IOA) decision to form an ad hoc committee to manage boxing affairs, calling it "illegal." The IOA cited "administrative instability" within the federation as the reason for its intervention. The BFI elections were scheduled for February 2, but they have not been held. On Monday, the IOA announced the formation of an ad hoc committee to oversee the "affairs of the Indian Boxing Federation and ensure the s...