New Delhi: India's lackluster show at the recently held World Boxing Olympic Qualifiers has claimed its first casualty. Bernard Dunn, High Performance Director (HPD).
The Irishman, who is one of the highest-paid foreign coaches in the Indian sports ecosystem, has quit his job with the Boxing Federation of India (BFI), which has consulted the Sports Authority of India (SAI) following Italy's disastrous qualifying defeat. lost. At Busto Arsizio, all nine participating boxers failed to qualify for Paris 2024.
Worst of all, some suffered RSC (Referee Stops the Match) after being eliminated in the first round. This is the first time that an Indian boxer went home empty-handed from the Olympic qualifiers, with only Nishant Dev impressing with his heartbreaking loss in the quarter-finals of the 71kg category.
Dunn was paid a monthly salary of $15,000 and traveled with the team to Busto Arsizio for qualifying. Fellow Irishman Dmitry Dmitruk is also likely to be appointed as the chief foreign coach of the country's elite men's and women's teams.
Sources say his longevity in Indian boxing is not long and both the BFI and SAI are unhappy with his training methods. Dunn joined the Indian boxing team in October 2022, while Dmitrak took over as coach of both teams in February last year.
It was learned that an online meeting between officials from the Ministry of Sports, SAI and BFI was held on Wednesday afternoon and it was decided to accept Mr Dunn's resignation. A core committee meeting of the BFI was held at its Gurugram headquarters on March 15 and formal approval is expected soon, where the fate of Dmitrak and other coaches will be decided.
It was learned that Mr. Dunn submitted his resignation from Italy a week after watching the pathetic display of Indian boxers in the preliminary round. But what angered BFI executives the most was that Dunn, instead of observing normal company etiquette, submitted his resignation to the BFI's director general, Colonel Arun Malik.
In lieu of marking copies to Federation President Ajay Singh and General Secretary Hemanta Kumar Kalita.
The Irishman, who is one of the highest-paid foreign coaches in the Indian sports ecosystem, has quit his job with the Boxing Federation of India (BFI), which has consulted the Sports Authority of India (SAI) following Italy's disastrous qualifying defeat. lost. At Busto Arsizio, all nine participating boxers failed to qualify for Paris 2024.
Worst of all, some suffered RSC (Referee Stops the Match) after being eliminated in the first round. This is the first time that an Indian boxer went home empty-handed from the Olympic qualifiers, with only Nishant Dev impressing with his heartbreaking loss in the quarter-finals of the 71kg category.
Dunn was paid a monthly salary of $15,000 and traveled with the team to Busto Arsizio for qualifying. Fellow Irishman Dmitry Dmitruk is also likely to be appointed as the chief foreign coach of the country's elite men's and women's teams.
Sources say his longevity in Indian boxing is not long and both the BFI and SAI are unhappy with his training methods. Dunn joined the Indian boxing team in October 2022, while Dmitrak took over as coach of both teams in February last year.
It was learned that an online meeting between officials from the Ministry of Sports, SAI and BFI was held on Wednesday afternoon and it was decided to accept Mr Dunn's resignation. A core committee meeting of the BFI was held at its Gurugram headquarters on March 15 and formal approval is expected soon, where the fate of Dmitrak and other coaches will be decided.
It was learned that Mr. Dunn submitted his resignation from Italy a week after watching the pathetic display of Indian boxers in the preliminary round. But what angered BFI executives the most was that Dunn, instead of observing normal company etiquette, submitted his resignation to the BFI's director general, Colonel Arun Malik.
In lieu of marking copies to Federation President Ajay Singh and General Secretary Hemanta Kumar Kalita.
