According to the information just received, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has not only refused to bear the expenses for the South Asian Games to be held in Kathmandu from December 1 but has made it clear to the Sports Ministry that for sending the team to any You will not get caught in money transactions. The Ministry put money directly into the players' accounts instead of sending Indian teams to these sports. The IOA has sent the expenditure of six crores 54 lakhs to the Ministry for a huge team of 776. The amount of air travel is not included in this amount. Not only this, India is not going to field its teams in the cricket included in these games after 2010. The IOA talked to the BCCI and tried to field a male and female team, but it did not succeed.
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The official team not decided on the remaining five days in the Games: Sources say that there are only five days left in the Games, but the Sports Ministry has not yet got the list of players going to Kathmandu. Due to which neither the team has been approved nor the decision has been taken on how the teams will be sent. The IOA has submitted to the Ministry the number of 291 male, 293 female players, 191 team officials, and 22 additional officials for 24 sports. In which the players have been asked to bear the expenses of US $ 35 per day, $ 50 per day out of pocket, 20 thousand rupees ceremonial kit and 10 thousand rupees competition kit. This total amount sits around Rs six crore 54 lakhs. IOA executive has decided not to bear the expenses. The final decision on the ministry team will be given after the list of players.
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Distance from BCCI's multi-event games continues: Apart from the under-23 men's team, the women's team was also to be included in these cricket games. The BCCI was already in favor of not sending the team to these games. The IOA tried but did not succeed. Apart from the South Asian Games, the board did not field a team in the Asian Games, due to which cricket was dropped from these games, but on the assurance of participation of the Indian team, cricket was included in these games but the team is not going. At the same time, the special thing is that the IOA has also given place to Archery and Taekwondo in this team.