If there are medals to be won for fighting, arguing, and squabbling in Indian sports administration, many contestants are vying for them. The final winner (pun intended) can be decided inside a boxing ring or in a hockey penalty shootout.
\n\nTo cut a long story short, day in and day out, news of sports administrators engaging in duels on social media, in conventional media, and in courts of law is at an all-time high. You name it, there is a tug-of-war going on, where athletes toin. If anything, India's image as a sporting nation, and its ambition to become a major Olympic host, is being sullied.
\n\nLook at what is happening in the Boxing Federation of India, led by Ajay Singh. His return to power last year is a classic case of doing things the wrong way. Today, Ajay Singh, a powerful man, faces a no-confidence motion. Several state associations of the BFI want to throw him out.
\n\nAs has become a trend now in Indian sports, torching the courts of law and getting stay orders is now fashionable. Yet, for the BFI rival faction, if that's the right phrase, approaching the Sports Ministry and the Indian Olympic Association on…
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