Saina's father denied access to CWG athletes' village

Saina Nehwal has claimed that her father Harvir’s name has been removed from the Indian team official’s list, leaving her upset before the start of the event.

Published : Apr 02, 2018 23:00 IST , Gold Coast

Saina had won gold at the Delhi Commonwealth Games in 2010.
Saina had won gold at the Delhi Commonwealth Games in 2010.
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Saina had won gold at the Delhi Commonwealth Games in 2010.

Olympic bronze medallist Saina Nehwal has claimed that her father Harvir’s name has been removed from the Indian team official’s list for the Commonwealth Games, leaving her frustrated just before the start of the big event.

The Sports Ministry had stated that parents of Saina and P.V. Sindhu will be travelling to the Gold Coast Games at no costs to the government and were cleared to be part of the Indian contingent.

“Surprise to see that when we started from India for Commonwealth Games 2018 my father was confirmed as the team official and I paid the whole amount for that but when we came to the Games village...his name was cut from team official category...and he can’t even stay with me,” Saina wrote on her Twitter handle.

A frustrated Saina said that her father’s support is crucial for her during matches and tagged the Commonwealth Games Federation in her tweets.

 

 

Saina’s father Harvir Singh Nehwal and P.V. Sindhu’s mother Vijaya are among the 15 individuals who, despite being cleared to be part of the Indian contingent, are not funded by the government for their travel, stay and other expenses.

A bronze medallist at the London Olympics in 2012, Saina won the gold at the Delhi Commonwealth Games in 2010, but an injury dashed her hopes four years later at Glasgow.

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