Indian Men's Boxing Faces Steep Hurdles Despite Women's Success
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India's men's boxing team may have returned with a medal from each weight category at the World Boxing Cup Final in Greater Noida, but a closer look at their performance reveals a need for improvement. While women boxers shone with 10 medals, including 7 gold, the men's team struggled to fill the tournament, with only 65 participants out of 80 possible entries. Despite fielding their first-choice team, India's men were outclassed in several weight categories, with only two gold medals and five silver and bronze medals. The losses of Jadumani Singh, Pawan Bartwal, and Abhinash Jamwal were particularly instructive, highlighting the team's lack of skills and speed. According to chief coach Dharmendra Singh Yadav, the team is still in transition and needs to work on their strength and power. Coaches also pointed to a shortage of talent and the need for junior and basic coaches to update their skills. The dip in India's male boxers has been a gradual process, with only two male boxers making it to the Paris Olympics and none progressing beyond the quarter-finals at the World Championships in Liverpool. However, BFI president Ajay Singh remains optimistic, citing the team's improvement in reaching finals and plans for more intensive training in the coming months. As India looks to the Asian Championships and Commonwealth Games, the men's team will need to step up their game to match the success of their women counterparts. With a focus on strength and conditioning, as well as updating coaching skills, there is hope that India's men's boxing team can close the gap and emerge as a force to be reckoned with in the future.
