Why boxer Amit Panghal is in no mood to celebrate latest gold medal at Strandja Memorial

The silver medallist in the World Championship is furious that Deepak Bhoria climbed the ladder at his expense, and the OTA recorded a net profit of INR 23.4 Cr in FY. When the referee held up his hand, there was not even a hint of a smile or any jumping in the air. Amit Panghal, wearing a gloomy expression, knew that he had completed the task at hand when he won the gold medal at the Strandja Memorial. This has been his routine since the Commonwealth Games. The self-assurance and arrogance of a man who had been the first male boxer from India to win a silver medal at the World Championships had vanished. The Panghal at this time resembled the one at the the Tokyo Olympics, despite being the top seed in his weight class, collapsed in a heap following a shocking loss. He has only participated in one significant event since that heartbreaking defeat: the Birmingham CWG in 2022. After winning two World Championships and an Asian Games, the boxer has noticed a decline in his standing compared to fellow army fighter Deepak Bhoria. "Winning the gold medal in the Strandja or any other medal means nothing to me. "What's the point if they won't send me to competitions where I deserve to go?" a dejected Panghal exclaimed as she returned to India from Bulgaria.

A point of contention for the Rohtak boxer remains the selection criteria for major tournaments and camps, which are run by high-profile instructor Bernard Dunne and his team of foreign and Indian coaches. Rather than focusing on tests to determine the best boxers in a heavyweight class, the Irishman said regular training camp evaluations by coaches are a better indicator of who is the best boxer in a heavyweight class. “Choosing this method, the most important thing was to explain it to the athletes. We talked to them about why we did it. Tryouts are just a moment when judges and referees sit down and pick winners. Instead, the system we put in — in terms of evaluation, the coaches and I work day in and day out — and it's not based on one moment, it's based on a period of time,” Dunne said. reporters 2023 Women's World Cup in New Delhi.. But the 28-year-old Panghal claims that during the past few years, he has had the exact opposite—clarity. His main grievance is that he and the coaches have not communicated well on the evaluation process. There are various categories in the evaluation, and each fighter can receive up to 10 points in each category. Attendance, weight control, potential for international performance, strength and conditioning, health management, and training performance are among the categories.