Feb 24, 2025 05:59 PM IST
The IOA kinds an advert hoc committee to handle the Boxing Federation of India amid administrative instability and delayed elections since February 2.
New Delhi: The Indian Olympic Affiliation (IOA) has put an advert hoc committee in place to run the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) because of the ongoing “administrative instability” within the federation.
The tenure of BFI workplace bearers ended on February 2. (HT)
The tenure of BFI workplace bearers ended on February 2 however elections haven’t been held but. HT had reported on the executive logjam and the delay in holding elections.
“The IOA has been closely monitoring the administrative affairs of the Boxing Federation of India (BFI). As per the governing norms, elections to the IBF were to be conducted on or before February 2, 2025. However, despite the prescribed timeline, the elections have not been held, resulting in administrative instability within the federation,” IOA president PT Usha stated in a letter on Monday. A duplicate of the letter is with HT.
A number of workplace bearers of BFI had written to Usha concerning the delay in holding elections regardless of 24 BFI models passing a decision to carry the election on March 3.
“This office has received numerous complaints from stakeholders, including athletes, coaches, and concerned authorities, regarding the non-participation of Indian boxers in various important National / International events in recent months. This situation is detrimental to the growth and performance of Indian boxing on the global stage and necessitates immediate corrective measures,” Usha stated.
Usha stated in view of the present scenario “an ad hoc Committee is hereby constituted to oversee the affairs of the Boxing Federation of India and ensure the smooth functioning of its activities until the conduct of free and fair elections.”
The committee is headed by Madhukant Pathak with Rajesh Bhandari, DP Bhatt, Shiva Thapa and Virendra Singh Thakur as members.
The advert hoc panel shall take quick steps to deal with the grievances raised by the boxing group, facilitate athlete participation in upcoming worldwide competitions, and work in direction of conducting the BFI elections on the earliest.
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