Eight Members Of Indian Boxing Squad Test Positive For Covid, 7 To Return Home After Recovery

Eight members of India's boxing squad in Turkey, including three boxers, had tested positive for COVID-19 but seven of them have recovered and will be back in the country on Wednesday.

Eight members of an Indian boxing squad, including three pugilists, were quarantined in Istanbul after testing positive for COVID-19 during a competition trip but seven of them have recovered and will be back in the country on Wednesday. Commonwealth Games gold-medallist Gaurav Solanki (57kg), Prayag Chouhan (75kg) and Brijesh Yadav (81kg) tested positive for the virus a week back, leading to them being quarantined following the event which ended on March 19. However, all three of them tested negative now and will be back in the country on Wednesday along with four members of the support staff -- coach Santosh Birmole, physiotherapists Shikha Kedia and Dr Umesh and video analyst Nitin Kumar.