India, March 12 -- Reigning national boxing medallists who were excluded from the national camp during the evaluation process last month have asked the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) to allow them to compete in the COAS Cup. The tournament is a second pathway for boxers to be inducted into the camp before the Asian Games and Commonwealth Games this year.

The entry in the COAS Cup, to be held in Pune from March 31, though has been restricted for national medallists who went through the evaluation process in camp as BFI seeks to scout emerging talent. The finalists from COAS Cup will be inducted in the national camp.

In some Olympic weight categories there were six boxers in the camp and two got eliminated after the evaluation from Febr...