A day after the Sports Authority of India (SAI) suspended the Boxing Federation of India (BFI)’s assessment camp over alleged irregularities, signs of a resolution emerged after talks between the two sides in which the BFI “agreed to rework the selection criteria”.
The suspension order was issued on Sunday (May 10, 2026) after the BFI failed to respond to SAI’s “persistent queries on irregularities in the selection policy for boxers as well as coaches”, said a well-placed SAI source.
SAI said that it has been “bombarded” with complaints from boxers and coaches who have been adversely affected by the policy and the BFI’s “refusal to give a clear explanation” has not helped matters.
