Dimapur, MAY 26 : A Naga boxing coach, Akokla Tzudi, becomes the first star boxing coach from Nagaland to be part of the AIBA, or the International Boxing Association, originally the Association Internationale de Boxe Amateur, based in Switzerland.
‘Tzudi’ (sic) as stated in a press release from a local sports’ organization on Thursday, was among 12 boxing coaches from India empanelled by the AIBA to attend the first star coach course held at Astana in Kazakhstan from May 12 to the 18th, organized by the AIBA. She completed the course successfully, according to a press release issued to the local media by the Nagaland Amateur Boxing Association and the Nagaland Olympic Association.
Tzudi is presently employed as ‘Havildar’ in the Nagaland Police Sports Company. Her entire expenses for the training course were sponsored by the Police department keeping in mind the benefit it would accrue in improvement in the standard of training and performance of boxers from the state.
The sports organizations have encouraged the state’s sports authorities to send senior coaches to upgraded courses to improve the ‘present stagnant coaching’ to higher levels.
With such new approaches the state would be able to produce players of national and international repute, the press release stated.
‘The lead given by the Police department should be emulated by all the richer associations particularly by the sports department to send the senior coaches for upgraded courses to improve the present stagnant coaching to higher level and harness the full potential of the players of all disciplines. With such new approaches the state would be able to produce players of national and international repute,’ the press release stated.
