With focus placed firmly on optimising the structure of the Tokyo 2020 boxing competition, the meetings built on the first reforms of the new Olympic Cycle initiated at the end of 2016.

A change in the rules was unanimously approved by AIBA's Executive Committee in December in a bid to improve the running of competitions.

New rules include the use of all five judges to determine the winner of each contest - instead of three - and the deployment of the Swiss Timing electronic system to randomly select officials before bouts, along with the removal of the Draw Commission.

Discussions in New Delhi concerned areas of the sport including medical, rules and logistics, coaches, athletes and discipline.

"The Commission meetings in New Delhi leave us in no doubt that over the next Olympic Cycle, AIBA will be putting the elements into place for the strongest Olympic boxing competition we have seen in terms of organisation, the scope of participation and performance of officials," said AIBA President, CK Wu.

"It was always our intention to empower the expertise on our Commissions to take the lead on these discussions, and having identified their key benchmarks in the lead-in to Tokyo 2020, AIBA can now prioritise and action them throughout the current cycle."

The Medical Commission confirmed that AIBA's continued co-operation with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), to keep boxing free of doping, will be enhanced through the creation of a medical database, including updated lists of banned substances.

This will be designed to ensure boxers, coaches and national federations have the latest information available to them.

The creation of improved communication channels to give boxers a voice in the development of their sport will be prioritised, along with education of athletes regarding adherence to the AIBA Code of Ethics, by the Athletes and Youth Commission.

Through the development of an entry-level e-learning platform, the Coaches Commission will open channels for aspiring coaches to learn the basics of the profession, in conjunction with an expansion in the number of courses for more experienced coaches around the world.

The Disciplinary Commission will be reinforcing and disseminating the AIBA Rules and Codes among all members in 2017, using the HeadsUp educational platform to provide greater awareness of possible sanctions and penalties for violations.

As well as publishing a revised manual for all officials, the Referees and Judges Commission will embrace technology with the creation of an e-learning platform to help build the community in less accessible National Federations, as well as expanding the pool of officials at all levels by increasing the number of instructors and courses worldwide.

The recommendation to broaden out the women’s Olympic boxing tournament to include the 57 kilograms and 69kg weight categories is a priority for the Technical and Rules Commission in the Tokyo 2020 cycle, alongside the creation of a stable qualification pathway to help National Federations in their preparations.

The increased participation of women in the Tokyo 2020 boxing competition, as well as across the Commissions themselves, were identified as priorities by the Women's Commission, along with research into the redesign of women’s uniforms to better suit their needs.

The World Series of Boxing (WSB) competition was also discussed by the WSB Commission, who will seek to restructure its ranking to provide a "more engaging, effective system that can feed directly into Olympic qualification".

It will also seek to create one-off opportunities for potential new franchises to test the format in a competitive environment.

The Marketing Commission is set to use 2017 to develop the AIBA brand, enhancing the recognition of the organisation’s formative role in the careers of boxers to harness new markets and expand AIBA's partnerships with global broadcasters.

India was chosen as the venue for the 2017 Commissions Meetings in a signal of support for the new India Boxing Federation (BFI) administration under President Ajay Singh, who was elected in September of last year.

India's full membership within AIBA was unanimously reinstated at the Extraordinary Congress at the close of 2016, after the former National Governing Body, Boxing India, was suspended by AIBA in 2014, meaning boxers were forced to fight under the umbrella of the International Federation.

It came after the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) rejected Boxing India's application for Federation recognition, instead backing the controversial Indian Amateur Boxing Federation (IABF).

The IABF had previously been suspended by the Indian Government and AIBA in December 2012 for not holding elections under the Olympic Charter, before lifting the sanction in February 2013.

"In hosting the 2017 AIBA Commissions, the BFI has been able to show its progress and potential to more than 100 experts from the world of boxing, and I am grateful to AIBA President CK Wu for the opportunity and for embracing the Federation back into the AIBA family," said Singh.

"We are excited about the enormous potential for India’s boxing talent along this Olympic Cycle to Tokyo and beyond, as we build a stronger future for the sport in this country."