The Boxing Federation of India officials were surprised to find professional boxer Neeraj Goyat turn up at NIS Patiala where the national b...
The Boxing Federation of India officials were surprised to find professional boxer Neeraj Goyat turn up at NIS Patiala where the national boxing camp is set to begin for the Olympic-bound athletes in two weeks.
Goyat, who turned professional in 2012, hasn’t qualified for the Tokyo Olympic Games and according to the Standard Operating Procedure set by Sports Authority of India, only Olympic-bound boxers are permitted inside the NIS Patiala campus.
Goyat is among the three boxers ( Vikas Krishan, Neeraj Goyat and Satish Kumar)who are facing an investigation from SAI over allegedly flouting quarantine protocols on the campus after the boxers were asked to self isolate till their Covid-19 test results returned negative. But Goyat’s presence at the campus itself is questionable.
“That is surprising to us and that’s what we are trying to find out,” Jay Kowli, the general-secretary of BFI told Scroll.in.
“Of course, Neeraj is our former superstar and he has now turned pro, and Vikas is also a pro. They always move and train together, but that does not mean that they should break any rules,” he added.
“NIS Patiala has been a second home for these boxers for many years so they thought that it wouldn’t be such a big deal. But Neeraj is not in NIS Patiala...
