Lombard to join BFI as strength and conditioning coach

The move is expected to bea shot in the arm particularly for men's boxers who have struggled to perform at the big stage for a few years now. While the women's team has had a successful run this year — itwon four medals at World Championships in Liverpool besides seven gold medals at the World Boxing Cup Final athome— the men's team is ina state of flux.

- Shantanu Srivastava

With Paris Olympians and World Championships medallists Amit Panghal and Nishant Dev turning professional, the team is short on pedigree and experience. Boxers such as Jadumani Singh (50kg) and Abhinash Jamwal (65kg) have impressed but the lack of strength, coaches believe, is detrimental.