Call on India’s participation in Asiad will likely be taken after receiving suggestions from host nation: Anurag Thakur

Sports Minister Anurag Thakur on Saturday mentioned a name on India’s participation at this yr’s Asian Games will likely be taken after receiving suggestions from host nation China, which is striving to carry the outbreak of COVID-19 circumstances in Shanghai and Beijing beneath management.

Shanghai, the monetary hub of the nation, has been beneath a lockdown for a month now whereas extra curbs have been launched in Beijing which is one edge now.

Rumours are doing rounds that the Hangzhou Asian Games, scheduled to held from September 10 to 25, will likely be postponed as a result of pandemic.

“What is the situation there (in China) and what the host nation is saying about the situation is important,” Thakur mentioned on the sidelines of an occasion right here.

“All other participating nations are discussing and in some time India will also take a decision but before that the host nation should make it clear what are they thinking and how much prepared they are,” the minister added. While a number of worldwide sporting occasions had been cancelled in China due to the pandemic, the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympics had been had been held behind shut doorways beneath strict COVID-19 tips.