Sports Minister Cancels China Visit After Beijing Denies Entry To Three Arunachal Athletes

Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur on Friday cancelled his China visit after the neighouring country denied entry to three Indian athletes, hailing from Arunanchal Pradesh

New Delhi: Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur on Friday cancelled his China visit after the neighouring country denied entry to three Indian Wushu players, hailing from Arunanchal Pradesh. India has also launched protest throught official channels in Beijing and New Delhi. Randhir Singh, the acting president of the Olympic Council Of Asia (OCA), said that they are discussing the issue of three Indian Wushu players from Arunachal Pradesh who were not allowed to enter China for the Hangzhou Asian Games.

He said that they raised the matter in the Working Group meeting yesterday and they are also talking to the Government about it. He said that this is apart from what is happening between the two Governments. He said that they are doing it from the OCA side of it.