Boxer Lovlina Borgohain publicly called out sports authorities for harassing the very coaches who helped her win a bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics. For some strange reason, one has not been given permission to enter the Commonwealth Games village in Birmingham—where Borgohain is getting ready to compete, starting July 28. The other has been sent home to India.

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