Sandhya Gurung, Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain’s coach, received  Commonwealth Games 2022 accreditation on Tuesday. This comes a day after the boxer accused the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) of mental harassment, further adding that her coach was not allowed in the Village. 

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Gurung, who has been training Borgohain for more than six years, is also Indian team’s assistant coach. The 2021 Dronacharya awardee was added to the Indian contingent, just days before the event. However, she was was not allowed to enter the Village as she did not have an accreditation, triggering the controversy.

“Sandhya was brought to the boxing village today morning and given accreditation. She is the with the team now,” an Indian Olympics Association (IOA)official told PTI.

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 “I have received my accreditation and I will shift to CWG Village today. I thank sports ministry and BFI,” Gurung told Hindustan Times. 

Lovlina Borgohain, who is a medal hopeful at CWG 2022, credits Gurung for pulling her out of a difficult mental place before the Tokyo Games. Gurung was with Lovlina during the 15-day training camp in Ireland ahead of the CWG.

In a long social media post on Monday, Lovina said she was feeling mentally harassed because it was a struggle to get coach added to the squad.

“Today with a lot of grief, I want to tell everyone about the continuous harassment going on with me. The coaches who helped me win an Olympic medal are always being side-lined which has severely impacted my training schedule,” Lovlina had written.

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The BFI had issued a statement that as per rules only 33% (1/3rd) of the playing contingent is allowed as support staff. The Indian boxing contingent has 12 playing members (8 men and 4 women) and as per rules, the number of support staff will be four, which includes travelling coaches.

The BFI further stated that “requirement of boxing with respect to coaches and support staff is a little different as there are multiple bouts, which could be one after another.

“With IOA’s help, the number of support staff went up from 4 to 8 for the entire contingent of 12 boxers.”