Manoj Kumar, boxer

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Career

After 2016 went to CWG, Asian Games with an injury

Sabi Hussain, ‘Manoj competed in CWG, Asiad carrying injury’, March 12, 2019: The Times of India

Two-time Olympian, boxer Manoj Kumar kept the government and the Sports Authority of India (SAI) in dark about his left hip joint injury – which he was carrying since 2016 – and went to the Gold Coast CWG and Jakarta Asian Games with the injury, resulting in an opportunity lost for other deserving pugilists in Manoj’s 69kg welterweight category, a sports ministry probe has concluded.

TOI has reliably learnt that the ministry has finalised its report in the case of multiple CWG medallist Manoj, who had in February accused SAI of not providing him financial assistance of Rs 530,400 for getting treatment, while excluding him from the Target Olympic Podium (TOP) scheme.

According to the report, Manoj’s pace (read reflexes) has become increasingly slow and the boxer needs a massive improvement if he is to make the cut for the 2020 Olympics. To justify the point, the report mentions that Manoj defeated a weaker opponent (Bhutan’s Sangay Wangdi) in the first round of the Asiad, but lost tamely when faced with a tougher opponent, Kyrgyz boxer Abdurakhman Abdurakhmanov, in the second round.

It is also mentioned in the probe report that Boxing Federation of India (BFI) knew about Manoj’s injury, but allowed him to compete at the multi-sport events. But to be fair to BFI, the federation has found a sponsor for Manoj and the boxer is rehabilitating at the Reliance hospital in Mumbai.

The report said his pain flared up just four days before the team was to leave for Jakarta, but he was still allowed to travel.

TOI contacted Manoj and he said, “They are saying my reflexes have become slow. I will be returning to the ring in June-July this year and will shut my critics’ mouths by qualifying for Tokyo.”