NIEVA WANTS BOXERS TO RAISE BAR AT CWG

AS a collective, the Indian women’s boxing team is riding high at the moment.

- ANMOL GURUNG @Chennai

Boxing team coach Santiago Nieva

The up-and-coming pugilists have come to the forefront in the last twelve months or so and the team has been hunting in packs to produce some stinging punches at elite-level competitions.

With some impressive returns at World Cups, World Championships (both last year) and most-recently the Asian Championships, where they captured medals at all weight categories including four gold, the women have beaten some reputable names to signal their progress. Santiago Nieva, head coach of the team, is pleased with the promise that his wards have displayed. There are telltale signs that the women could go on to capture more medals in the days to come. However, Nieva is not getting carried away. The Commonwealth Games and Asian Games are the team’s next primary goals. The Argentina-born Swedish coach wants his wards to build on the promise and raise the bar at the CWG, which is set to be held at Glasgow in July-August.