The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) and Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS) can breathe a sigh of relief with this piece of news. The leading English daily, New Indian Express has reported that no sanctions or penalties will be imposed on WFI and India for no visas for China wrestling team. The newspaper has quoted the communication department of International Olympic Committee (IOC) and has reported that IOC will not penalize India.
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The IOC on Tuesday said that there was no reason to penalise India because China had voluntarily pulled out of the Asian Wrestling Championships. The IOC communicated this to this daily through a mail, saying China had taken the decision because of the “current situation” arising out coronavirus (Covid-19) issue.
The report quoting the IOC office says, “We understand the current situation with the coronavirus has affected the normal functioning of the Indian Embassy in China, which has led to the Chinese team deciding not to participate as the event is not a qualifier for Tokyo 2020,” the IOC press office told this daily. This response comes a day after sports minister Kiren Rijiju’s comments on the same.
In another development vis-a-vis coronavirus, Chinese shooters have withdrawn from the upcoming shooting World Cup to be held in New Delhi next month. Pakistan shooters will also give the tournament a miss.
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