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Irish boxer Amy Broadhurst thinks her chances of competing at the Paris Olympics are over.<\/p>\n
The World, European and Commonwealth Games champion says the Irish Athletic Boxing Association [IABA] has informed her that she will not be assessed for the second World Qualifying tournament, which is due to take place at the end of May in Bangkok.<\/p>\n
According to Broadhurst, the High Performance Unit want to assess the 27-year-old and another world champion, Lisa O’Rourke, for the upcoming European Championships instead of sending them to Thailand.<\/p>\n
She says that will not be happening.<\/p>\n
“It’s a bit of a mess and I’m struggling to wrap my head around what is going on,” she told BBC Sport NI.<\/p>\n
“I’ve let my psychologist know to let them know that I won’t be up in the high performance centre for the foreseeable future, and I’ll be really thinking about not going back up at all.” <\/p>\n
When contacted by BBC Sport NI, IABA had no comment to make in response to Broadhurst’s remarks, as selection across all weights has yet to be made.<\/p>\n
It appears that Irish champion Grainne Walsh will be selected to go to Thailand, although selection for the Olympic qualifier has not been made yet.<\/p>\n
The Offaly boxer narrowly missed out on making the Paris Olympics earlier this month when she suffered a surprising split decision defeat in the quota bout. <\/p>\n
Broadhurst was under the impression that the three boxers in line for selection would be assessed together for the opportunity to be selected for the Thailand qualifier.<\/p>\n
Her belief now is that no longer will happen.<\/p>\n
“Grainne performed well at the qualifiers but, with all due respect, against average boxers, not the likes of the Turks or the Chinese,” Broadhurst said.<\/p>\n
“That Polish girl who beat her [Aneta Rygielska] won’t medal at the Olympics. And if you’re looking at results and everything, I’ve beaten that same Pole 5-0, so I honestly don’t know the thinking process.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n