Sports Ministry Want To Ensure Fair Selection In India, Set To Take Massive Step To Ensure It
In a bid to resolve Indian sports' perennial problem of selection furores, the sports ministry will push for trials that are video-graphed in the presence of an observer across disciplines. The move, ministry hopes, will ensure that no athlete feels aggrieved or hard done during the selection process. "All selection trials will be conducted under video surveillance to ensure transparency and fairness. You will see the turbulence in sports come down with these efforts," a ministry source said. The turbulence being referred to is the tug of war that often plagues selection processes in the country. Athletes from major sports like shooting and wrestling knocked on the doors of courts before the Olympics last year after complaining of bias and opaque policies.