Lovlina's coach Sandhya receives CWG accreditation

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Lovlina Borgohain's personal coach Sandhya Gurung on Tuesday received her accreditation for the Commonwealth Games, a day after the Olympic Bronze medallist claimed her preparation for the event was getting affected due to "continuous harassment" of her coaches.

Gurung, who is also Indian team's assistant coach, was added to the Indian contingent, just days before the event.

On arrival here on Sunday, she was not allowed to enter the Village as she did not have an accreditation, triggering the controversy.

"Sandhya was brought to the boxing village today morning and given accreditation. She is the with the team now," an Indian Olympics Association (IOA) official said.

Gurung has also been assigned a room at the Games village. In a long social media post on Monday, Lovina said she was feeling mentally harassed because it was a struggle to get coach added to the squad.

Lovlina, who won a Bronze in the Olympics last year, credits Gurung for pulling her out of a difficult mental place before the Tokyo Games. Gurung was with Lovlina during the 15-day training camp in Ireland ahead of the CWG.

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