Asian Boxing Championship moved from India to UAE on account of Covid-19 disaster

The Asian Boxing Championship which was scheduled to be held right here subsequent month was on Wednesday moved to Dubai due to the deepening COVID-19 disaster in India however the nationwide federation will stay a co-host together with its UAE counterpart.
The event was to be held on the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium from May 21 to 31 within the nationwide capital, which is recording over 20,000 day by day circumstances proper now.
“In the wake of international travel restrictions to India, the Boxing Federation of India (BFI), in consultation with Asian Boxing Confederation (ASBC), has decided to conduct the upcoming 2021 edition of the ASBC Asian Elite Men and Women Boxing Championships in Dubai,” the BFI stated in a press release.
“The occasion will now be organised by BFI in affiliation with UAE Boxing Federation.
The day by day addition of over 3 lakh new circumstances has led to a number of nations imposing bans on flights to and from India.
“…with the newly-imposed international travel restrictions from many countries due to the prevailing pandemic situation, BFI and ASBC jointly took a decision to relocate the tournament,” the BFI stated.
The nationwide physique’s President Ajay Singh stated it was a tough choice however one which needed to be taken.
“It’s unfortunate that we have to shift the venue out of India. We were very keen to host the championships in Delhi but we are left with no options,” he stated.
“Boxers’ safety is the most important concern for us and hence we had to take this decision. We closely monitored the situation and after deliberation with ASBC as well as the Government of India, we decided to conduct the tournament in Dubai,” he added.
In a communication to all of the member nationwide federations , ASBC knowledgeable that the upcoming version of the championships will now happen between May 21 to June 1.
The Indian males’s crew for the occasion is but to be introduced however the ladies’s crew has been named and shall be spearheaded by the long-lasting MC Mary Kom (51kg).