My coaches are being harassed regularly: Boxer Lovlina Borgohain

Olympic bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain on Monday alleged that her preparations for the Commonwealth Games are being hampered because of the continuous harassment her coaches are facing from the authorities The Indian boxing squad reached the Games Village here on Sunday night after a training stint in Ireland but Lovlinas personal coach Sandhya Gurung could not enter the Village since she does not have accreditation Lovlina perhaps wanted her personal coach Amey Kolekar with her during the CWG but he did not feature in the long listThe decorated pugilist expressed her anger in a long Twitter post pictwittercom2NJ79xmPxHmdash Lovlina Borgohain LovlinaBorgohai July 25 2022Today with a lot of grief I want to tell everyone about the continuous harassment going on with me The coaches who helped me win an Olympic medal are always being sidelined which has severely impacted my training schedule Lovlina wrote in her Twitter post One of the coaches is Sandhya Gurungji who is a Dronacharya awardee I had to plead with folded hands to get my coaches included in the contingent I am feeling mentally harassed because of this ordeal she postedRight now my coach Sandhya Gurung is standing outside the CWG village and not being allowed to enter Just eight days before the start of my event my training schedule has been hampered My other coach has been sent back to India she said Lovlina alleged that she endured similar treatment before the World Championship in Istanbul and she fears that something similar will happen at the upcoming Birmingham Games I dont understand how will I focus on the Games CWG amidst all this My world championships also suffered because of this I dont want my CWG to be affected due to politics Hoping I will overcome this politics and win a medal for my country Jai Hind she wroteAlso Read Another CWGbound Indian track and field athlete fails dope testThe Boxing Federation of India BFI said the accreditation process is being managed by the Indian Olympic Association IOA and hoped that issue will be sorted soon The IOA and BFI are working to get Sandhyas accreditation continuously It is in IOAs hand but it will come by today or tomorrow We had given all names beforehand but there is a quota system Based on the number of athletes who have qualified there is 25 per cent quota So we had four officials which includes coach doctor etc BFI secretary Hemanta Kalita told PTIWe had requested the IOA and they have increased the quota to eight Four will stay inside the village and four have to stay outside they can enter the village and spend the day but at night they have to go back out Kalita added The other coach Lovlina is talking about is her strength and conditioning coach Amey Kolekar who is also her personal coach His name was not on the long list Kolekar was with her in Ireland The Indian team already has a strength and conditioning coach who will help out the pugilists during the GamesMeanwhile the Sports Authority of India SAI said it will try that a proper resolution is reached The SAI has taken up the matter with BFI The Sports Ministry is in talks with IOA to solve the matter and ensure best possible preparation for Lovlina who is a strong medal contender SAI official saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever