"Who Has Made Selection Criteria? This Will Finish Gymnastics In India": Dipa Karmakar's Coach Tells NDTV

16.08.2023 - 10:47 sports.ndtv.com

Arguably the finest gymnastics talent that India has produced in recent times, Dipa Karmakar finds herself out of India's Asian Games contingent, with the Sports Authority of India deciding against sending her to the quadrennial event despite the fact that she topped the trials.

Dipa's coach Bishweshwar Nandi, in an exclusive interaction with NDTV, said that the criteria, set by the Sports Authority of India, would result in the end of gymnastics in India if not removed by the government.

As per the government criteria, athletes' performance in individual events during the last 12 months should not fall below the performance achieved by the eighth position holder in the 2018 Asian Games.

Dipa and her coach, on the other hand, argue that the current performance should be considered as that gives the true reflection of an athlete's preparedness. Dipa Karmakar's coach Bishwesshwar Nandi:I am hurt.

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