Boxer Lovlina Borgohain says ‘mentally harassed’ ahead of Birmingham Commonwealth Games

Lovlina, who will be competing in the 70kg category, took to twitter to vent her frustration, complaining that her training had been hampered since one of her personal coaches (strength and conditioning expert Amey Kolekar) was sent back to India while her other coach, Sandhya Gurung, hadn’t been able to enter the athletes village in Birmingham. Although she hasn’t taken names, it is understood that her complaints are against the Boxing Federation of India.

“It’s with great regret that I have to say that I am constantly experiencing a lot of harassment due to the removal of my coaches,” said Lovlina in a long tweet. “The constant removal of my coaches, who have helped me win the Olympic medal for my country, is affecting my training process for the competition. One of them is Dronacharya awardee Sandhya Gurung ji.”

Tokyo Olympics bronze winning boxer Lovlina Borgohain has alleged that her preparations for the Commonwealth Games were being affected because her coaches were not made available to her.

“The constant removal of my coaches, who have helped me win the Olympic medal for my country, is affecting my training process for the competition. One of them is Dronacharya awardee Sandhya Gurung ji,” Lovlina tweeted on Monday.

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Gurung is currently in Birmingham in her personal capacity but doesn’t have accreditation to enter the games village. TOI has