Left with bitter experience after Saina Nehwal’s pull-out threat during the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has decided to strictly follow “no accreditation policy” for the parents of sportspersons during the upcoming Asian Games in Indonesia.
“There is no policy to give accreditation to parents of the players. We made an exception in Gold Coast as the athlete in question (without taking Saina’s name) said she won’t play,” IOA secretary general Rajeev Mehta told mediapersons.
However, if a particular National Sports Federation (NSF) includes a parent or a spouse or a relative in the support staff, IOA will not be in a position to raise an objection.