India Hockey team has pulled out of Commonwealth Games.
Call it retaliation or vaccine politics or egoistic nature of Mr Batra
Quarantine is for everybody. So how about boxers athletes wrestlers also pulling out ?
Few weeks ago, Hockey India said that they want to focus on Asian games and 32 day gap is not enough between Commonwealth and Asian Games. Then why this vaccine reason today ? Only one reason can be correct. Is there no Quarantine in China for Asian Games ? or in Tokyo for Olympics ?
By Batra logic, India football Team should not play in Asian Games as they are not medal hopeful. But Dutee chand should run in 100m at Olympics !!!
That pullout from commonwealth games makes no sense other then fight between Batra and England.
Our teams will suffer as they will miss out on a good competition. We are participating in Asian and commonwelath games in the same year since 1998,
It started in 2016 Hockey champions trophy . Sardar Singh and his girlfriend had issues . She called police in England. That time Batra blamed England authorities for disturbing team's rhythm.
Then Batra gave some statements aginst malaysia (called it a third rate team) and also against pakistan (that they will be not allowed in India). These two countries complained and FIH forced Batra to write an apology letter to them. As a response, Batra pulled out India from FIH Pro League that year.
Then came this moment of Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022. Archery and Shooting were excluded. Batra wanted complete boycott of the Games. But govt of india did not agree for that. So it was decided that india will host these two events. But covid and lack of financial guarantee from govt of India meant that deadline passed away.
England did not allow India Team to come there for FIH Pro-League. Thay are not coming for Junior world cup also.
So it is going on between both countries for 5 years.
Covid related Quarantine is just an excuse between two warring federations.
Joke is that India might visit England to play for FIH Pro League in 2022 but will boycott Commonwealth Games citing Quarantine which is no longer there.
And India will visit China for Asian Games where Quarantine might happen and political relations are even worse
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England is 3rd country to pull out.
Tournament is in jeopardy