A 13-member youth Indian boxing team including 10 pugilists left for Subic Bay in Philippines for the 20th edition of the Asian Youth Boxing Championship. ...
05:28 PM, Mar 10, 2013
Indian boxing saw a sudden fall as a disappointing Olympic campaign was followed by international suspension. ...
12:18 PM, Dec 20, 2012
New Delhi: India's much-hyped male boxers might have drawn a blank in the London Olympics but national coach Gurbaksh Singh Sandhu on Thursday insisted that the country's pugilists gave their "best performance" in the quadrennial sporting spectacle. "We have fought brilliantly but have been denied a medal. We were unable to translate good performances into a medal but that does not take away the fact that the boys gave an...
02:07 PM, Aug 09, 2012
London: India on Saturday filed an appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sports after the country's protest against the controversial ouster of 69kg boxing medal hope Vikas Krishan from the Olympics was rejected by the world governing body of the game here. Acting Chef-de-Mission and Indian Boxing Federation Secretary General P K Muralidharan Raja said in a release that India has submitted a "preliminary complaint" in writing to the...
02:04 AM, Aug 05, 2012
London: India's bid to overturn the controversial ouster of 69kg boxing medal hope Vikas Krishan from the Olympics came to a nought on Saturday when the world governing body for the game rejected their appeal in London. Stung by Vikas' ejection from the Olympics despite winning his pre-quarterfinal bout against Errol Spence of United States after a review, the Indian boxing officials filed a protest with AIBA, that was thrown...
09:29 PM, Aug 04, 2012
New Delhi: The Indian boxing team has filed a protest against the International Boxing Association's decision to overturn boxer Vikas Krishan's result. Following the overturning of the decision, Krishan was knocked out of the London Olympics. The appeal was filed after an emergency meeting of the team with Chef-de-Mission and Indian Boxing Federation Secretary General PK Muralidharan Raja. "We are looking at the video recording of the bout. In our...
04:32 PM, Aug 04, 2012
New Delhi: India will appeal against against boxer Vikas Krishan's ouster from the London Olympics. Indian Chef-de-Mission PK Muralidharan Raja said that the Indian boxing team will protest against the International Boxing Association's (AIBA) decision to overturn Krishan's result. "We are looking at the video recording of the bout. In our opinion, fouls were committed by the American opponent as well, he too should have been penalised. The matter is...
02:45 PM, Aug 04, 2012
Indian Chef-de-Mission PK Muralidharan Raja said the country's contingent will not take the decision against Vikas Krishan lying down even though it has "limited options" in the matter. ...
02:35 PM, Aug 04, 2012
London: Stunned by Vikas Krishan's ouster from the Olympic Games following a reversal of decision by the International Boxing Association, Indian Chef-de-Mission PK Muralidharan Raja on Saturday said the country's contingent will not take AIBA's decision lying down even though it has "limited options" in the matter. In a stunning reversal of fortunes, Vikas (69kg) was ousted after AIBA overturned the result of his pre-quarterfinal bout that he had won,...
11:44 AM, Aug 04, 2012
New Delhi: A row has erupted over Indian boxer Vikas Krishan's exit from the London Olympics in the 69 kg category after the decision of his bout was over turned. The Indian Olympics Association (IOA) is now crying foul. IOA Vice President Tarlochan Singh has called the decision 'wrong' and 'political'. "This is a very wrong decision. Everyone could see the fight and everyone saw him doing it. We were...
11:09 AM, Aug 04, 2012
London: Hours after he reached the quarter-finals in the 69 kg category, boxer Vikas Krishan was declared out of the London Olympics. The result of Krishan's bout was overturned by International Amateur Boxing Association (AIBA) on Saturday morning. Twenty-one-year-old Krishan moved into the quarter-finals of the men's welter weight (69 kg) category by prevailing over Errol Spence of USA at the ExCel Arena in London on Friday night. The AIBA...
07:24 AM, Aug 04, 2012
London: Boxer Vikas Krishan brought smiles on Indian faces Friday night reaching the quarterfinals in the 69 kg category. He got the better of American Errol Spence 13-11 over three rounds. Vikas started off well and registered an easy 4-2 win in the first round, but Spence came back strongly taking the second set 6-5. In the final round, Vikas looked very tired and did only defending all through. He...
02:47 AM, Aug 04, 2012
London: He is one of India's best bets for an Olympic medal in boxing, but world number six Vikas Krishan does not quite like the spotlight on him as he feels it is better to be "unknown" to lead a normal life. "It is good to be unknown," 20-year-old Asian Games gold-medallist said in an interaction at the Games Village here on Sunday. "Too much publicity impinges in the private...
05:30 PM, Jul 22, 2012
One of country's most talented boxers, Vikas Krishan will represent India in the 69kg category at the Games. ...
10:06 AM, Jul 12, 2012
