IOA dismiss Saina Nehwal’s complaint on her father's name being cut from Commonwealth Games list
By ANI | Published: 03rd April 2018 03:10 PM |
Last Updated: 03rd April 2018 03:50 PM | A+A A- |
Ace shuttler Saina Nehwal (File |PTI)
NEW DELHI: The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Tuesday set aside ace shuttler Saina Nehwal’s complaint claiming that her father Harvir Singh’s name has been cut from the team official category short-listed for accommodation in the 2018 Commonwealth Games Village.
The Olympic Association informed that Saina’ father’s name is in the list of the extra-officials accredited but the payment for accreditation does not include a bed at the Commonwealth Games Village.
“Dear @NSaina , Mr. Harvir Singh is an accredited Extra Official! As stated in the CDM Manual of Gold Coast 2018 CWG and repeatedly conveyed to BAI, the payment for accreditation of Extra Official does not include bed in the Games Village,” IOA tweeted from its official Twitter account.
Along with the tweet, the IOA also attached a picture of an official document which stated “the ETO service charge for an extra Team Official… does not include a travel grant or bed in the CGV.”
Surprise to see that when we started from India for commonwealth games 2018 my father was confirmed as the team official and I paid the whole amount for that but when we came to the games village ... his name was cut from team official category .. and he can’t even stay with me .
— Saina Nehwal (@NSaina) April 2, 2018
He can’t c my matches and he can’t enter the village nor he can meet me in anyway .. what kind of support is this ..@thecgf
— Saina Nehwal (@NSaina) April 2, 2018
I wanted his support as I regularly take him for my competitions ...but i didn’t understand why nobody informed me all this earlier .. that he can’t enter anywhere #CommonwealthGames2018
— Saina Nehwal (@NSaina) April 2, 2018
Earlier, Olympic medallist Nehwal took to Twitter to claim that her father, who was confirmed as part of the Indian contingent travelling to Australia for the 2018 Commonwealth Games, was denied entry in the Gold Coast Games Village.
"Surprise to see that when we started from India for Commonwealth Games 2018 my father was confirmed as the team official and I paid the whole amount for that but when we came to the Games Village ... his name was cut from team official category .. and he can't even stay with me," she wrote on Twitter.
Happy to b part of #CommonwealthGames2018 #GoldCoast #Australia
