NEW DELHI: The Indian Olympic Association on Friday rejected the government's proposal to loosen up Asian Games selection norms for some particular sports, saying the sports ministry's concerns have already been addressed whilst choosing the contingent previous this month.
The building comes after the ministry, on July 18, had steered the IOA to loosen up selection norms in particular cases relating to athletes or sports who/which might now not qualify due to lack of publicity or non-participation in score events but have a robust likelihood of both winning a medal or finishing in most sensible four.
But the IOA caught to its previous criteria of choosing athletes - most sensible six in individual events and most sensible eight in team sports - after a meeting of its Core Committee and Legal Committee.
"In the letter dated 18.07.2018, the ministry has asked IOA to find out if any of the athletes or team who could not qualify among top 6 in individual athlete and top 8 in the team to examine whether they can come in top 4 in the Asian Games," IOA president Narinder Batra mentioned in a letter written to the sports secretary according to the earlier missive of the ministry.
"The Core Committee and legal committee of the IOA met today and after detailed discussions and having done complete exercise and those who met the criteria of top 6 and top 8 were accordingly considered and their names have already been forwarded," Batra added.
A most sensible professional of the IOA mentioned that it has discussed the ministry's proposal intimately sooner than deciding to not accept it as all ideas of the ministry are already coated in the current criteria.
"We have looked into the ministry's proposal whether there can be athletes or teams who otherwise could not be selected on the basis of IOA's criteria but have a chance to finish in top four. We have looked into all the sports and we felt that out criteria have covered all the sports," the highest professional mentioned.
"Moreover, our criteria of top 6 in individual events and top 8 for team events are more lenient than the top four as suggested by the ministry and there is no need to change these. So, we decided not to consider the proposal of the ministry."
It is learnt that 541 athletes had been named on the basis of the IOA's criteria, which is 17 greater than 524 announced previous this month.
The maximum notable inclusion is the 24-member bridge team (15 men and nine women) whilst sports mountaineering, which was now not included in the preliminary 524, may have 3 members in the Indian contingent.
In the preliminary list, there were 22 from Pencak Silat, but IOA later dropped 20 from the team, alleging fake credentials. That left best two athletes (all women), however the IOA nowadays added one member - a male athlete - in the Pencak Silat team.
The IOA is anticipated to post the list of the contingent (both athletes and officers) in a day or two after finalising the choice of officers. It is learnt that the IOA is prone to recommend greater than 200 officers, including the NOC officers just like the chef-de-mission and his four deputies and different fortify personnel.
The IOA may also recommend some further officers to be despatched on the cost of the federations.
Earlier, the sports ministry had steered the IOA to loosen up selection norms in particular cases "in the larger interest of sports and sportspersons" after concerns had been raised by way of more than a few athletes and groups that experience missed the lower.
The ministry mentioned the Olympic body, in session with specific federations, would possibly reconsider the earlier decision on sending entries if the ones ineligible disciplines have performed consistently neatly for six months but could now not make it due to lack of publicity and on the similar time have a robust likelihood of finishing in the most sensible four.
"This Ministry has framed those guidelines for sending entries of athletes/teams for participation in multidisciplinary events like the Asian Games (on March 10, 2015). However, of late, there has been concerns raised from various quarters ... 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 in tournaments, restrictive spread, etc," the Ministry had mentioned in the letter.
"Accordingly, a view has emerged in this Ministry that specific relaxation of the norms prescribed 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," it had added.
Official resources in the ministry had mentioned that the proposal was made as the government wanted performing athletes to take part in the Asian Games with an eye fixed on maximising the medal tally on the quadrennial tournament.
"But the judgement is left to the IOA and the NSFs," executive resources have mentioned.
The building comes after the ministry, on July 18, had steered the IOA to loosen up selection norms in particular cases relating to athletes or sports who/which might now not qualify due to lack of publicity or non-participation in score events but have a robust likelihood of both winning a medal or finishing in most sensible four.
But the IOA caught to its previous criteria of choosing athletes - most sensible six in individual events and most sensible eight in team sports - after a meeting of its Core Committee and Legal Committee.
"In the letter dated 18.07.2018, the ministry has asked IOA to find out if any of the athletes or team who could not qualify among top 6 in individual athlete and top 8 in the team to examine whether they can come in top 4 in the Asian Games," IOA president Narinder Batra mentioned in a letter written to the sports secretary according to the earlier missive of the ministry.
"The Core Committee and legal committee of the IOA met today and after detailed discussions and having done complete exercise and those who met the criteria of top 6 and top 8 were accordingly considered and their names have already been forwarded," Batra added.
A most sensible professional of the IOA mentioned that it has discussed the ministry's proposal intimately sooner than deciding to not accept it as all ideas of the ministry are already coated in the current criteria.
"We have looked into the ministry's proposal whether there can be athletes or teams who otherwise could not be selected on the basis of IOA's criteria but have a chance to finish in top four. We have looked into all the sports and we felt that out criteria have covered all the sports," the highest professional mentioned.
"Moreover, our criteria of top 6 in individual events and top 8 for team events are more lenient than the top four as suggested by the ministry and there is no need to change these. So, we decided not to consider the proposal of the ministry."
It is learnt that 541 athletes had been named on the basis of the IOA's criteria, which is 17 greater than 524 announced previous this month.
The maximum notable inclusion is the 24-member bridge team (15 men and nine women) whilst sports mountaineering, which was now not included in the preliminary 524, may have 3 members in the Indian contingent.
In the preliminary list, there were 22 from Pencak Silat, but IOA later dropped 20 from the team, alleging fake credentials. That left best two athletes (all women), however the IOA nowadays added one member - a male athlete - in the Pencak Silat team.
The IOA is anticipated to post the list of the contingent (both athletes and officers) in a day or two after finalising the choice of officers. It is learnt that the IOA is prone to recommend greater than 200 officers, including the NOC officers just like the chef-de-mission and his four deputies and different fortify personnel.
The IOA may also recommend some further officers to be despatched on the cost of the federations.
Earlier, the sports ministry had steered the IOA to loosen up selection norms in particular cases "in the larger interest of sports and sportspersons" after concerns had been raised by way of more than a few athletes and groups that experience missed the lower.
The ministry mentioned the Olympic body, in session with specific federations, would possibly reconsider the earlier decision on sending entries if the ones ineligible disciplines have performed consistently neatly for six months but could now not make it due to lack of publicity and on the similar time have a robust likelihood of finishing in the most sensible four.
"This Ministry has framed those guidelines for sending entries of athletes/teams for participation in multidisciplinary events like the Asian Games (on March 10, 2015). However, of late, there has been concerns raised from various quarters ... 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 in tournaments, restrictive spread, etc," the Ministry had mentioned in the letter.
"Accordingly, a view has emerged in this Ministry that specific relaxation of the norms prescribed 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," it had added.
Official resources in the ministry had mentioned that the proposal was made as the government wanted performing athletes to take part in the Asian Games with an eye fixed on maximising the medal tally on the quadrennial tournament.
"But the judgement is left to the IOA and the NSFs," executive resources have mentioned.
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