NewsClick

NewsClick
  • हिन्दी
  • Politics
  • Economy
  • Covid-19
  • Science
  • Culture
  • India
  • International
  • Sports
  • Articles
  • Videos
search
menu

INTERACTIVE ELECTION MAPS

image/svg+xml
  • All Articles
  • Newsclick Articles
  • All Videos
  • Newsclick Videos
  • हिन्दी
  • Politics
  • Economy
  • Science
  • Culture
  • India
  • Sports
  • International
  • Africa
  • Latin America
  • Palestine
  • Nepal
  • Pakistan
  • Sri Lanka
  • US
  • West Asia
About us
Subscribe
Follow us Facebook - Newsclick Twitter - Newsclick RSS - Newsclick
close menu
×
For latest updates on nCOVID-19 around the world visit our INTERACTIVE COVID MAP
sports
Covid-19
India

Indian Boxing Team Doctor Tests Positive for Covid-19, Athletes to be Retested

The positive test caps a disastrous week for the boxing federation which had decided to resume a training camp at the NIS, Patiala. Ever since announcing resumption various issues have dogged them, including athletes pulling out, flouting of quarantine protocols.
Newsclick Sports
14 Jul 2020
Indian boxing team doctor tests positive for Covid-19

Dr. Amol Patil, who tested positive, had accompanied the Indian boxing team to the 2018 Commonwealth Games and the World Championships last year.

Indian boxing’s bad run post resumption of training continued with a doctor associated with the team testing positive for Covid-19. Following the positive result, all players and staff were tested but have come back with negative reports. The National Institute of Sports (NIS), Patiala, was supposed to host the training camp but now there exists the strong possibility that it will be cancelled.

The 11 boxers in camp, including Asian Games champion and world silver medal holder Amit Panghal, are going to be tested again for Covid-19 since they were in the same facility as the infected doctor.

Also Read | Sportspersons in UP Forced to Take up Other Jobs to Tide over Expenses

"Dr Amol (Patil) was quarantined in a centre outside the main campus of National Institute of Sports (NIS) Patiala. As per protocol, before he is allowed to enter the main hostel and sports arena, he was given the Covid test on the 7th day (of quarantine) and tested positive," the Sports Authority of India said in a statement to PTI.

"He has been shifted to the state-run Covid centre. Those who are identified as primary contact will be tested tomorrow. The quarantine period for all persons staying in the same quarantine facility has been extended by one week. The centre has been sterilised as per protocol," it added.

While the boxers tested negative for the virus, they will be tested again as a precautionary measure. 

"Dr Patil is completely asymptomatic, not even mild symptoms are there. He will recover soon enough," said a source close to the team.

The Indian contingent was quarantining at the STC boys’ hostel at the polo ground that is outside the NIS campus. Patil and other coaching staff members were staying separately, on a different floor.

Indian men’s team chief coach CA Kuttappa, women’s team head coach Mohammed Ali Qamar and assistant coach, Kheemanand Beniwal, will be tested again on Tuesday, since they were in constant contact with Patil. Patil has been one of the team doctors for the Indian boxers and had accompanied them to the 2018 Commonwealth Games and the World Championships last year.

The decision to bring in boxers for the camp had been made barely ten days back, and at the time 13 men and six women boxers were expected to attend it. Three women boxers declined to attend the camp. Mary Kom was among those who said she would continue training at her home in Delhi.

Also Read | Educate, Agitate, Communicate: Michael Holding and a Case for Rethinking the Information Age

SAI’s boxing specific protocols were set to ensure that boxers not do any form of human sparring. They also advised against using the ring and encouraged the use of personal equipment for all forms of training to curb the threat of the virus. 

All boxers were offered cover for Covid-19 in their medical insurance, as per the SOP made by the Boxing Federation of India (BFI). The boxers and the federation have also been asked to sign consent forms acknowledging the risk of resumption before being allowed back at the SAI centre.

Despite all the precautions, barely four days back -- one week into the camp -- a trio of boxers were found to have flouted quarantine protocols set by the NIS, which launched an inquiry committee to look into the circumstances leading to misconduct. The trio of boxers named were Tokyo bound boxers Vikas Krishan and Satish Kumar, and pro boxer Neeraj Goyat. All three were asked to leave the national camp.

Furthermore SAI also took action against the NIS’s executive director Col. Raj Singh Bishnoi and asked him to relinquish his duties also ordered him to return to SAI headquarters in Delhi. SAI Sonepat’s regional director (RD), Lalita Sharma has been given temporary charge.

Read more sports stories from Newsclick

Get the latest reports & analysis with people's perspective on Protests, movements & deep analytical videos, discussions of the current affairs in your Telegram app. Subscribe to NewsClick's Telegram channel & get Real-Time updates on stories, as they get published on our website.
Indian boxing
Indian boxing team
Indian boxing team Covid-19
Indian boxing team doctor
Dr Amol Patil
Boxing Federation of India
MC Mary Kom
Mary Kom
National Institute of Sport. NIS Patiala
Asian Games
Amit Panghal
Neeraj Goyat
Vikas Krishan
Covid-19 and sport
Satish Kumar
BFI
boxing
Boxing News
Related Stories
BCCI, AIFF, and the game of thrones in Indian sport

Is the Real Game in Indian Sport Being Played in Courtrooms and Not Stadiums?

Belgian defender Jan Vertonghen

The Hat-trick | Jan Vertonghen’s Long Struggle After Head Injury; Ligue 1’s TV Deal Collapses; Chinese Super League Wants to End ‘Money Football’

 Murky Underside of Democracy in Indian Sport

Let's Talk: Murky Underside of Democracy in Indian Sport

Saudi Women's Football League

22-Team Saudi Women’s Football League Begins, India Still Far Behind; Premier League to Reconsider Five Sub Rule at Meeting With Managers and More (Football Round-up)

Mohamed Salah of Egypt and Liverpool football club

Former Player Slams ‘Irresponsible’ Mohamed Salah and ‘Cowards’ in Egyptian National Team; La Liga Slashes Spending Cap for Clubs to Stave Off Covid-19 Spiral and More (Football Round-up)

East Bengal at the IFA Shield

IFA Shield Poses Dilemma for Defending Champions East Bengal; Bala Devi’s Inspiration vs India’s Reality and More (Football Round-up)

Indian football team under coach Igor Stimac

AFC Fixes Window for India’s Postponed World Cup and Asian Cup Qualifiers; Women Players Left in Dark During Pandemic, FIFPro Survey Reveals and More (Football Round-up)

Former English FA chief Greg Clarke

Greg Clarke Resigns as FA Chairman After ‘Coloured’ Remark While Referring to BAME Players; Police Raid Benfica, Sporting Lisbon Offices As Part of Corruption Investigation and More (Football Round-up)

Susannah Townsend, British hockey Olympic gold medalist

Over a Third of Elite Sportswomen In UK Face Online Abuse: BBC Survey

V Devarajan, Indian boxer with former world champion Enrique Carrion

Integrity via Harmony: The Cuban Boxing Philosophy That Shaped India

Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on WhatsAppShare via EmailShare on RedditShare on KindlePrint
Share
Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on WhatsAppShare via EmailShare on RedditShare on KindlePrint
Share

Related Stories

Newsclick Sports

The Hat-trick | Halicharan Narzary Stars as Hyderabad Arrest Winless Run by Steamrolling Chennaiyin; Two Staff at FC Barcelona Test Positive for Covid-19; Klopp Critical of Mentality after Southampton Loss

05 January 2021
Hyderabad FC ended their three-match losing streak in the Indian Super League (ISL) with an emphatic 4-1 win ov
Newsclick Sports

The Hat-trick | Late Surge by Goa Sink Hyderabad; Fulham's Game at Spurs Postponed, Premier League Insists Protocols Are Fine; Swansea City to Investigate Booing As Players Took a Knee

31 December 2020
FC Goa came to the party late but they would not mind it since they left Tilak Maidan with full points in their
Newsclick Sports

The Hat-trick | PSG Sack Thomas Tuchel, Eye Pochettino as New Manager; FIFA U-20, U-17 World Cups moved to 2023; Scott Parker to Miss Southampton Clash Due to Covid Positives in Household

25 December 2020
Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) sacked manager Thomas Tuchel on Christmas eve.

Pagination

  • Next page ››

More

  • Govt Mistaken That Only Punjab, Haryana Farmers in Battle Against Agri Laws: Hemant Soren

    Govt Mistaken That Only Punjab, Haryana Farmers in Battle Against Agri Laws: Hemant Soren

  • Fire in Serum Institute in Pune; Covishield Facility Not Affected

    5 Dead in Serum Institute Fire in Pune; Covishield Facility Not Affected

  • Two More Journalists’ Bodies Condemn Adani Group’s ‘Relentless’ Pursuit of Matter Against Journalist

    Two More Journalists’ Bodies Condemn Adani Group’s ‘Relentless’ Pursuit of Matter Against Journalist

  • Women, driving tractors, reached Shahjahanpur border in the afternoon. Image clicked by Ronak Chhabra

    Farmers' Tractor Rally on R-Day: No Headway at Police-Farmer Unions Meeting

  • Load More
Subscribe
connect with
about