National trials for the World Championships were scheduled to be held on August 16 and 17 in Patiala but were postponed till the end of this month as it seems administrative wrangling in the suspended Indian Boxing Federation could end up costing the country's boxers a chance to compete in the tournament.
And, neither the boxers nor the coaches having any clue about the reasons. It is learnt that the IBF plans to hold the trials after the much-anticipated August 25 meeting between the International Olympic Committee and the Indian Olympic Association to discuss the country's suspension. But that would leave very little time for the team to be finalised as the last date for submission of entries for the October 11 to 27 Championships in Almaty, Kazakhstan is September 1.
The IOA-IOC meeting would be watched with bated breath by the IBF as the International Boxing Association (AIBA) had cited India's Olympic suspension as the primary reason for provisionally barring IBF.