Boxer Vijender Remains ‘Absent’ From NIS Patiala

A day after Sports ministry ordered National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) to conduct examination on boxer Vijender Singh for so-called use of heroin, Haryana boxer is expected to be labeled as missing from countrywide boxing camp, presently happening in NIS Patiala as his leave time concluded on last Thursday whilst he is yet to join camp.

According to sources, the boxer has been on leave since the beginning of the last month and has not gone to the site for a day. He has lengthened his leave three times from NIS functionaries, but now functionaries have denied entertaining his most recent request for leave, arrived in NIS Patiala on Friday.

The boxer had asked for a leave of 2 more weeks from NIS functionaries; however they have denied to take any verdict at their own and sent the request to Sports Authority of India (SAI) Delhi.

Though application passed on Sports Authority of India on Friday, but functionaries have neither accepted nor discarded the request and informed regarding their verdict to NIS Patiala authorities thus far.

NIS national camp incharge Manmeet Singh stated, “It’s 4th time the boxer has asked for leave. He has stayed on leave all March month. We have sent his application to SAI for more leave to two weeks and waiting for decision of SAI authorities.”

The problem of Vijender, who won middleweight bronze at the 2008 Beijing Olympics , commenced during the last month after Fatehgarh sahib uncovered a drug haul and took his sparring associate Ram Singh, fired head cop, in detention.

Ram told the probers that he and the boxer had heroin supplied by the drug trader Anup singh Kahlon many times.

The national boxing camp has been about to practice boxers for a worldwide rivalry likely to be held by this month’s end, however coaches and trainers are concerned that the long nonattendance of Vijender from camp will make his presentation meager.