BFI partners with Inspire Institute of Sport

In an endeavour to provide the best training infrastructure with a view to earn the highest medal haul at the 2020 and 2024 Olympic Games, the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) on Friday announced a first-of-its-kind 'high performance' partnership with the Inspire Institute of Sport (IIS), a premier sports training and sports science institute based in Ballari, Karnataka.

In this five-year collaborative effort starting June 2019, the BFI will look to conduct camps as part of its high-performance training programme and the IIS will play a key role in shaping the boxers as BFI's official high performance partner.

IIS will also play a crucial role in hosting national training camps where elite boxers will hone their skills ahead of major international events. IIS will provide state-of-the-art training facilities to the boxers, along with access to sports science testing, strength and conditioning experts and professional diet and nutrition support to all the players in the camp.

With boxing being one of India's highest medal-winning disciplines at quadrennial events, the partnership will focus on performance-oriented training for the pugilists.

BFI President Ajay Singh is extremely optimistic about this partnership and believes that this association will go a long way in preparing the young boxers for the highest level of competition right from an early age.

"Ensuring state-of-the-art facilities and training environments for all our boxers have been a priority for BFI and I am glad this partnership with IIS will help us achieve our goals. The players will also benefit immensely from this association. I once again congratulate IIS for their commitment and support to the sport," said Singh.

Speaking about the partnership, Parth Jindal, founder and trustee, IIS, said: "We are extremely pleased to enter this high performance partnership with the BFI. IIS was built with a vision to create world class training environment for India's champions and this partnership is a reflection of our progress in that direction."

( With inputs from IANS )