Nieva steps down as HPD of Indian boxing team
Santiago Nieva has stepped down from his role as Indian boxing team’s high performance director ((HPD), according to a statement issued by the Boxing Federation of India (BFI).
He will now be the head coach of the Australian national boxing team.
“Indian boxing has benefited immensely with Santiago’s presence,” said BFI president Ajay Singh.
Nieva said, “I have had an amazing five years working along with the BFI and the talented boxers of the nation. I believe Indian boxing has great potential and it will continue to grow.”
Nieva, who took charge of the national team in 2017, primarily worked with the men boxers. He played an important role in fine-tuning the training pattern and finding training bases abroad, where the boxers got opportunities of good sparring and competitions.
The Indian boxers produced good results in the 201■ Commonwealth Games and 2019 World championships (where India gave its best ever showing with Amit Panghal landing a silver and Manish Kaushik a bronze) and other high level competitions during the Argentine-origin Swedish’s tenure.