<p>Asian Games silver medallist Manpreet Singh (91kg) and Commonwealth Games gold-medallist Paramjeet Samota (+91kg) checked in for the official weigh-in of the mega event today but were told that their names were not there in the registered list.<br /><br />The stunned boxers and national coach Gurbax Singh Sandhu expectedly panicked as the draw was just hours away. A harried Sandhu called up Indian Boxing Federation Secretary General, Brig P K Muralidharan Raja, who is also the team manager but is yet to land in Baku as he is still awaiting departmental clearance to proceed.<br /><br />Raja immediately forwarded the requisite documents proving Manpreet and Samota's name in the registered list of entries to the organisers who relented just in time before the weigh-in started.<br /><br />"It was a confusing situation which created a lot of panic in the team. Just hours before the weigh-in and draw, they found their names missing which was shocking. These entry lists are prepared well in advance and India had sent their names in time," Raja told PTI. <br /><br />"What if I had not been able to furnish the required documents in time? These boys wouldn't have been allowed in the weigh-in which would have been a disaster for them after all the hard work they have put in. These kind of distractions affect the team," Raja added.<br /><br />Raja is expected to leave only tomorrow when the Championship gets underway where India has sent a full 10-member team spearheaded by Olympic bronze medallist Vijender Singh (75kg).<br /><br />Vijender had bagged a bronze at the previous World Championships in Milan which was a first for Indian boxing.</p>
<p>Asian Games silver medallist Manpreet Singh (91kg) and Commonwealth Games gold-medallist Paramjeet Samota (+91kg) checked in for the official weigh-in of the mega event today but were told that their names were not there in the registered list.<br /><br />The stunned boxers and national coach Gurbax Singh Sandhu expectedly panicked as the draw was just hours away. A harried Sandhu called up Indian Boxing Federation Secretary General, Brig P K Muralidharan Raja, who is also the team manager but is yet to land in Baku as he is still awaiting departmental clearance to proceed.<br /><br />Raja immediately forwarded the requisite documents proving Manpreet and Samota's name in the registered list of entries to the organisers who relented just in time before the weigh-in started.<br /><br />"It was a confusing situation which created a lot of panic in the team. Just hours before the weigh-in and draw, they found their names missing which was shocking. These entry lists are prepared well in advance and India had sent their names in time," Raja told PTI. <br /><br />"What if I had not been able to furnish the required documents in time? These boys wouldn't have been allowed in the weigh-in which would have been a disaster for them after all the hard work they have put in. These kind of distractions affect the team," Raja added.<br /><br />Raja is expected to leave only tomorrow when the Championship gets underway where India has sent a full 10-member team spearheaded by Olympic bronze medallist Vijender Singh (75kg).<br /><br />Vijender had bagged a bronze at the previous World Championships in Milan which was a first for Indian boxing.</p>