‘We Demand Justice’: Badminton Stars of India Cry Foul; 6 players banned from competing due to administrator disaster in World University Games. More sports news

A controversy has erupted in the Indian Badminton team at the World University Games in Rhine-Rahr, Germany, where half of the selected players were prevented from participating due to administrative issues.During the meeting of managers on 16 July, the team of twelve players sent to represent India after failing to properly present all the names was reduced to six contestants.One of the excluded players on Instagram, Alisha Khan wrote, “This is not just mismanagement – this is a career sabotage. We demand answer, accountability, and our voices. We did not lose a match – we lost our right to participate.”Go beyond the border with our YouTube channel. Subscribe now!“This is not just a mistake. This is a career sabotage by AIU and our team officials. We demand justice.”BV Rao and Ajit Mohan were associations of officials of Indian universities present at the meeting. AIU, which oversees the university game in India, has accepted the situation.AIU Secretary Dr. Pankaj Mittal denied any more comment to PTI, saying, “We have been informed about it and the matter is being investigated.”A source revealed that the issue expanded beyond a simple error, indicating irregularities starting from selection tests at Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology in Bhubaneswar.“During the meeting of the managers, the authorities were given a letter listing all the 12 players in India. It was their responsibility to read it carefully, check the missing or injured players, and confirm or adjust the names accordingly. However, he took it lightly, “the source said.“The names of the players who did not participate in the test. They came here only to enjoy. In the meeting, they also made a basic mistake. They were about to declare which players would be single, doubles and mixed, but did not process it properly.”The six players who competed were Seneth Dayanand, Satish Kumar Karunakaran, Devika Sihag, Tasnim Mir, Varshini Vishwanath Sri and Vaishnavi Khadkekar.The team won against Macau and USA, defeating Malaysia in the quarter -finals, but lost to Hong Kong and Chinese Taipei in the semi -finals in the group stage.The remaining six players – Rohan Kumar, Darshan Pujari, Aditi Bhatt, Abhinash Mohanty, Virj Kuwale and Alisha Khan – were unable to participate.

“The team manager created a blunder. The authorities did not focus on the meeting, and they did not follow the appropriate process after the tests. He presented only six names, so the other six were not allowed by FISU, “the source said.“I don’t know that it is a technical error or a sheer misfortune. Entries were reconciled, confirmed, the team traveled all the way, and yet in the manager’s meeting he missed the names. I don’t know how it is possible to ignore such a basic responsibility.”The source indicated that the players were being given false expectations about participating in individual programs starting on Tuesday.“The players are misled. Now that they cannot stand on the podium, the authorities are giving them false expectations about participation in personal events and medals.”In April, selection tests at KIIT, Bhubaneswar attracted more than 210 players, including athletes of the top universities.“It is a historical achievement that our team won bronze with only six players, but this certificate and medal will change their lives, not our, when we were going to be as a team.”Another player anonymously said, “The disappointing thing is that the authorities do not accept their mistakes or show any regrets.”“AIU can issue least certificates that can accept all 12 as team members to protect our career prospects and rights.”Additional issues regarding Team Jersey came up, resulting in a fine for the team.One player revealed, “They printed full names instead of surnames, and Jersey did not name the country properly. The team was fined 1000 euros per match for the wrong jersey. Only from the semi -finals we got the appropriate jerseys sent from India.”“Even there was not a proper coach. The players were coaching each other during the matches.”