Sports Minister Vijay Goel has advised the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) to honour the Kerala High Court directive on P U Chitra to ensure her participation in the upcoming IAAF World Championships. Yesterday, the Court had directed the central government to ensure participation of Chitra in the World Athletics Championships in London next month. Mr. Goel talked to AFI President Adille Sumariwalla on the issue and advised him not to contest the directive given by the High Court as P U Chitra is otherwise a wild card entry for the World Championship. She competes in the 1,500 mts race.Chitra, who recently won a gold in the women's 1500m event in the Asian Athletics Championships in Bhubaneshwar,filed the writ petition after she was excluded from the Indian squad by the federation. In her plea, Chitra said her gold medal performance at the Asian Athletics Championships made her an automatic pick for the World Championships.
News On AIR | July 29, 2017 4:43 PM
Govt directs AFI to honour HC directive on Chitra's participation in World C'ships