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BFI nixes Anurag Thakur’s nomination to stand in elections

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Mar 12, 2025 21:03

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The Boxing Federation of India has rejected former Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur’s nomination from the Himachal Pradesh state association for the BFI’s elections scheduled for March 28, Hindustan Times reports.

A BFI notification, signed by its president Ajay Singh and accessed by HT, said Thakur was “ineligible” for the federation elections as his nomination was in violation of the boxing body’s constitution as well as the National Sports Code.

Thakur, who has had no association with Indian boxing, was planning to stand against Singh for the BFI president’s post.

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