India, Nov. 27 -- Three years after parting ways with Boxing Federation of India (BFI) as the men's team's High Performance Director, Santiago Nieva will be back in the fold, this time as the head coach of the elite women's team. Nieva's appointment was confirmed on Wednesday. HT had reported on his impending return last month.

The Swede-Argentinian, known for his technical acumen, served as the head coach of Boxing Australia's (BA) High Performance unit until recently and had accompanied the Aussie team at the World Boxing Cup Final in Greater Noida earlier this month. His tenure will be of three years, which includes LA 2028.

Dronacharya awardee D Chandralal, the women's team chief coach, will continue to be part of the coaching capac...