Knockout before Games: Boxer's bed collapses

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NEW DELHI: Hardly had he entered the Village that boxer Akhil Kumar was knocked off his feet by a nasty jab, if only a figurative one. His bed collapsed just as soon as he sat down on it on Saturday.

"We reached the Olympic Bhavan late in the afternoon to collect our accreditation cards. But when I sat down on my bed to take rest, it collapsed," the star boxer told TOI. "I checked the bed and part of it had no plywood on it. It was disappointing after enduring a long journey. The athletes are at least entitled to a decent place to rest. Even the toilets are not very clean. I have told coach Gurbax Singh Sandhu about this". Kumar will compete in the 56kg category at the Commonwealth Games.