New Delhi: The Indian men’s boxing team for the world championship will be picked on the basis of performances in the countries next month, Santiago Nieva’s high-performance director told PTI, conceding there was little time to go for a complicated trial.
Nieva, who is currently taking a break, speaks to PTI from his base in Sweden and touches his assessment of the performance of the Indian Olympic Boxers and the future plan for what is promised to be several national months who are very busy starting with the national championship.
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“The World Championship (in Belgrade, Serbia from October 26) is a very large task to appear.
Time for preparation is very lacking so we will depend on the show in the national championship to find a team.
There is no time to try trials,” Nieva said.
“Some new faces will definitely be there but we also need experience.
So, those who participate in the Olympics will also be considered.
But I think they have to compete in citizens.
If they feel motivated and quite ready, they will compete.” He added.
Five Indian Men’s Boxers – Amit Pamhal (52kg), Manish Kaushik (63kg), Vikas Krishhan (69kg), Ashish Chaudhary (75kg) and Satish Kumar (+ 91kg) – Compete in the Tokyo game.
Of these, only satish that made it through the opening round.
Krishan came out of the calculation because of the main shoulder injury that would make him out for three months.
Nieva is expected to return in India ahead of citizens to be held in Bellary, Karnataka.
India has won two unprecedented medals in the last edition of the show with Pamhal claiming the first silver for the country.
“This is a unique situation because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The World Championship is only three months after the Olympics are not common but that is what it is.
We will try to go abroad for training after choosing a team but if it doesn’t work, we stay here and Practice, “said Nieva.
Indian men’s boxers were not too impressive at the Olympics with the first round of Panghal’s first round Ouster.
Nieva admitted that the show could be much better and there would be pressure on him and the team at the World Championship.
“There is always pressure.
It can never be avoided.
But I don’t think it will be different from another time.
Look, when you do it well, people wish you do better.
If you do it badly, people expect you To improve..
So there is always supervision, “he said.
Upcoming citizens and the world championship will be competed in the category of new weights introduced by the International Boxing Association last month.
The revised weight division for men, after being increased from 10 to 13, is 48kg, 51kg, 54kg, 57kg, 60kg, 63.5kg, 67kg, 71kg, 75kg, 80kg, and + 92kg, and + 92kg.
In all possibilities, someone like Pamhal will compete in 51kg or 54kg and some others will also weigh their choices.
Talking about Pughal, Nieva said he had spoken with the number one world, who had been alone after the Olympic disappointment.
“I hope he is still bitter but the good thing is he seems to be looking forward.
He finds clearly and analytically about his appearance and I believe that he is fine to ignore it and back stronger,” he said, “said Nieva).
At the Olympic show, Nieva both agreed and disagreed with the Federation of Indian President Boxing Ajay Singh that Indians would need to focus more on the mental aspects that compete with the Olympics by.
“I do not deny that we can do better, not just mental , but in some other aspects, we can always do better.
But I don’t think that our boxers can be considered mentally not up there.
I don’t think specifically for our boxers, “he said.
In addition, Indian boxers also looked less when it came to connect a strong blow in the Tokyo game.
Nieva said the work was ongoing to increase the strength and aspects of conditioning.” When I first came here In 2017, I found the technique of being a school that was rather old and I believe we have increased in strength and well conditioning as well as the results of the results of the last four years.
“Sometimes you come against opponents who are stronger than you, so the idea is To continue to improve, “reasoned at the age of 47, which was a member of the Confederations Confederations of Asia Confederation Coach Committee.