New faces likely for World championships, says Santiago Nieva

Team to be selected on the basis of performances at the Nationals to be held next month

The Indian men’s boxing team for the World championships will be selected on the basis of performances at the Nationals next month, High Performance Director Santiago Nieva said, conceding that there is very little time to conduct elaborate trials. Nieva, who is currently on a break, spoke to PTI from his home in Sweden and touched on his assessment of the Indian boxers at the Olympics and the plans ahead for what will be a very busy next few months starting with the Nationals from September 15. “The Worlds in Belgrade from October 26 is a really big assignment coming up. The time for preparation is very less. So we will rely on performances in the Nationals to figure the team. There is no time to hold trials,” Nieva said.