Indian women’s boxing’s High Performance Director Raffaele Bergamasco and head coach Mohammed Ali Qamar are among 21 campers who have tested positive for Covid-19 at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in Delhi but none of the infected pugilists are bound for Olympics.
The Sports Authority of India issued a statement to confirm the development at the national camp but did not give away names of those affected. However, a source close to the team told PTI that the top members of the coaching staff are among those who have tested positive.
“Precautionary COVID tests were conducted at the National Coaching Camp for Elite Women Boxers at the Indira Gandhi Sports Complex in New Delhi and 21 campers, including players and coaching staff, have tested positive. None of them however are Olympic-bound boxers,” said a statement released by SAI.
All those who have tested positive are asymptomatic and have been moved to a quarantine zone as per the SAI protocol.
“The Olympic-bound…