Lovlina Borgohain’s coach will get CWG accreditation after ‘mental harassment’ tweet blows up

A day after Olympic bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain stated  she felt mentally harassed because of the absence of her coaches within the Commonwealth village, considered one of them, Sandhya Gurung, lastly acquired her accreditation on Tuesday for the video games.

“I have received the accreditation for Commonwealth Games 2022,” Gurung was quoted as saying to ANI.

Lovlina’s tweet on Monday had created an unprecedented affect, with the Department of Sports, Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports sharing her tweet and posting, “We have urged the Indian Olympic Association to immediately arrange for the accreditation of the coach of Lovlina Borgohain.”

Boxer Lovlina Borgohain’s coach Sandhya Gurung will get the accreditation for #CommonwealthGames 2022

“I have received the accreditation for Commonwealth Games 2022,” says coach Sandhya Gurung to ANI

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— ANI (@ANI) July 26, 2022

Lovlina had posted, “It is with great regret that I am informing that I am constantly getting harassed due to the removal of my coaches. The constant removal of my coaches, who have helped me win the Olympics medal for my country, is affecting my training process for the competition,” she wrote on Monday.

“One of them is Sandhya Gurungji, a Dronacharya awardee. Both my coaches have to request countless times, even in training camps, before they are included at the last moment. At this moment, my coach Sandhya Gurung is not even in the Commonwealth Games Village as she still hasn’t gotten entry and my training process has stalled just 8 days before the games. My second coach has also been sent back to India,” she added.

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— Lovlina Borgohain (@LovlinaBorgohai) July 25, 2022

“Even after requesting so much, this still happened and this has caused me mental harassment. I don’t understand how I will focus on my game if this persists. This is the reason why my performance was not up to the mark in the World Championships and I don’t want this politics to ruin my CWG chances. I hope I can break free of the shackles of this politics and bring medals for my country,” she had concluded.

The BFI on Monday had issued an announcement that as per guidelines solely 33 % (1/third) of the enjoying contingent is allowed as assist workers. The Indian boxing contingent has 12 enjoying members (8 males and 4 girls) and as per guidelines, the variety of assist workers will likely be 4, which incorporates travelling coaches.

Borgohain, the primary Assamese feminine athlete to signify India on the Olympics, is presently getting ready for the upcoming Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.