On Wednesday, The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports on Wednesday wrote a letter to the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) asking them to reconsider the selection of teams or athletes for the upcoming Asian Games 2018.
Ministry pointed out in the letter that there are some teams and athletes who have been performing really well from past six months but could not qualify for selection due to lack of exposure or participation in ranking events.
In the letter, the ministry has written: "There have been concerns raised from various quarters and in newspaper reports that many deserving sportspersons/teams are not able to participate due to their inability to meet the above guidelines because of various reasons, inter-alia, due to less exposure its tournaments, restrictive spread.”
“ Accordingly, a view has emerged in this Ministry that specific relaxation of the norms prescribed vide the order dated 10.03.2015 may be considered by this Ministry purely on merits to allow sending of entries of teams/athletes for such sports disciplines which are otherwise not eligible for participation in the Asian Games 2018, to be held in Indonesia in the larger interest of Sports and sportspersons."T
he IOA announced a 524-member contingent for the upcoming 18th Asian Games.
Athletics will have the highest number of representation, with a total of 52 members participating in the prestigious games. The 2018 Asian Games is slated to be held at Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia from August 18 to September 2.
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