Boxers asked to vacate accommodation, fresh logistical issues hit National Championships

Boxers, coaches, and workforce officers from a number of State models had been requested to vacate their allotted lodging on the ongoing Nationwide Boxing Championships right here on Friday (January 9, 2026), triggering recent logistical considerations on the occasion.

The difficulty surfaced for the second consecutive day, with a number of officers claiming they had been knowledgeable that their room bookings had not been confirmed for the ultimate three days of the match.

“As soon as we returned from the competitors venue, we had been instructed to vacate the rooms. They mentioned our bookings weren’t executed,” a workforce official instructed PTI on circumstances of anonymity.

One other official alleged that once they got here again after the day’s bouts, their belongings had already been packed and moved to the reception. Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Kerala, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Manipur, and Tamil Nadu had been among the many States that reported the problem.

Footage of boxers and coaches standing outdoors in sub-10-degree temperatures at night time had been extensively circulated throughout the boxing group.

“There have been no locks within the rooms supplied to us, after we acquired again from the competitors venue, the luggage had been already packed and stored on the reception,” a coach claimed.

Officers identified that the match prospectus issued by the nationwide federation clearly states that “free lodging and boarding shall be supplied to all boxers and officers by the organisers.” They additional alleged that repeated makes an attempt to contact the organisers went unanswered.

Nonetheless, the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) mentioned it stepped in after being knowledgeable of the state of affairs. “Speedy steps have been taken to make sure that the affected athletes have been accommodated on the nearest facility at GB College, the place appropriate sleeping preparations have been made for the night time.

“The Federation is carefully monitoring the state of affairs,” BFI mentioned. The lodging challenge is the newest in a sequence of controversies to hit the Nationwide Boxing Championships over the previous week. The occasion has been marred by repeated refereeing and judging disputes, disrupted bouts, and scheduling chaos.