NEW DELHI: Indian boxers will know their world status from their Asian Games show, prime efficiency director Santiago Nieva said on Tuesday and reckoned the draw may just play a crucial role in how neatly the pugilists perform in Jakarta.
Seven males and three ladies pugilists got an legitimate send-off by the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) and Sports India ahead of their flight for Jakarta on Wednesday.
"Now we will know how good we are. This will be the test and we will know where we stand because some really strong countries will be there," Nieva informed PTI.
The boxers had accounted for 5 medals -- one gold and 4 bronze -- in the 2014 edition in Incheon, South Korea. This used to be way lower than their absolute best ever efficiency which came in 2010, when the boxers bagged 2 gold, three silver and four bronze medals in all.
"The draw is going to be big and it will be certainly a factor. But we have grown enough to ensure that it is not as big a factor. But this is not going to be that easy," he said.
"We will know where we stand on the world stage and how we are going to do in the world championships next year," he added.
The view used to be seconded by BFI President Ajay Singh, who reminded the collection that powerhouses Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan are going to be there.
"Don't forget that, it is not the Commonwealth Games. The big countries are going to be there," he said.
"But I nonetheless expect every boxer to come back with a medal, just like the Commonwealth Games, and make it our best ever performance," he added.
The touch of pragmatism may just now not take away the confidence with two-time medallist Vikas Krishan (75kg) -- a gold winner in 2010 and bronze medallist in 2014 -- declaring that this used to be the "most perfect team" heading to the Games.
His self assurance isn't out of place. The workforce boasts of 4 international championships medallists -- Vikas and Shiva Thapa (60kg) among males and Sarjubala Devi (51kg) and Sonia lather (57kg) -- among ladies. Vikas had additionally claimed a gold at the Commonwealth Games previous this 12 months.
The medallists from this 12 months's Commonwealth Games in the workforce include Amit Panghal (49kg), Gaurav Solanki (52kg) and Manoj Kumar (69kg).
The boxing festival at the Asiad is scheduled to start out from August 24 and the Indians are leaving rather a week upfront to get themselves acclimatised with the prerequisites.
Seven males and three ladies pugilists got an legitimate send-off by the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) and Sports India ahead of their flight for Jakarta on Wednesday.
"Now we will know how good we are. This will be the test and we will know where we stand because some really strong countries will be there," Nieva informed PTI.
The boxers had accounted for 5 medals -- one gold and 4 bronze -- in the 2014 edition in Incheon, South Korea. This used to be way lower than their absolute best ever efficiency which came in 2010, when the boxers bagged 2 gold, three silver and four bronze medals in all.
"The draw is going to be big and it will be certainly a factor. But we have grown enough to ensure that it is not as big a factor. But this is not going to be that easy," he said.
"We will know where we stand on the world stage and how we are going to do in the world championships next year," he added.
The view used to be seconded by BFI President Ajay Singh, who reminded the collection that powerhouses Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan are going to be there.
"Don't forget that, it is not the Commonwealth Games. The big countries are going to be there," he said.
"But I nonetheless expect every boxer to come back with a medal, just like the Commonwealth Games, and make it our best ever performance," he added.
The touch of pragmatism may just now not take away the confidence with two-time medallist Vikas Krishan (75kg) -- a gold winner in 2010 and bronze medallist in 2014 -- declaring that this used to be the "most perfect team" heading to the Games.
His self assurance isn't out of place. The workforce boasts of 4 international championships medallists -- Vikas and Shiva Thapa (60kg) among males and Sarjubala Devi (51kg) and Sonia lather (57kg) -- among ladies. Vikas had additionally claimed a gold at the Commonwealth Games previous this 12 months.
The medallists from this 12 months's Commonwealth Games in the workforce include Amit Panghal (49kg), Gaurav Solanki (52kg) and Manoj Kumar (69kg).
The boxing festival at the Asiad is scheduled to start out from August 24 and the Indians are leaving rather a week upfront to get themselves acclimatised with the prerequisites.
Indian boxers will know how good they are at Asiad: Nieva
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