New Delhi : Cracking the whip on the three archers who missed the bronze medal play-off during the recently-concluded World University Games, the Association of Indian Universities has banned them and their coach for three years, besides asking them to return the money spent on them.
The AIU handed the suspension to archers Gurwinder Singh, Kanwalpreet Singh and Aman and official Jiwanjot Singh for “negligence” and “gross violation of rules”, leading to “disrepute, embarrassment and tarnishing the image of India at the international platform”.
The compound team trio did not turn up at the bronze medal play-off against Italy in the July 3-14 World University Games at Gwangju in South Korea, thereby forfeiting the match.
“The inquiry report was examined… it was found/observed that athletes and official of the Indian contingent failed to turn up for participation in the prestigious event. This showed utter negligence of official duty and gross violation of ‘Code of Conduct’ of FISU rules by the athletes and official, leading to disrepute, embarrassment and tarnishing the image of India at the international platform,” the AUI said.
“Taking a serious view of the incident, it was decided to suspend athletes for a period of three years barring them from participation both in inter University tournaments and international University Games.
“Further, expenditure incurred on their selection, training and participation including TA/DA, playing kids, valid visa, travel tickets (both ways) need to be recovered from erring athletes and official immediately as Indian delegation was cleared and sponsored with a specific purpose of winning medal(s) and pursuing excellence at international sporting event, not for excursion at the cost of public funding.”
