"Feeling Depressed": Gymnast Alleges "Injustice" At CWG Selection Trials

India's most decorated male gymnast Ashish Kumar is sinking into depression as his hopes of making the Commonwealth Games squad continue to dwindle a month after alleging partiality in selection trials. Kumar, who won medals at the Commonwealth Games and Asian Games in 2010, wrote to the Gymnastic Federation of India and Sports Authority of India, alleging that he "faced injustice" at the selection trials for the upcoming Birmingham Commonwealth Games. The trials were held on May 11 and 12.

He also requested to review the video footage of the performance of the top eight gymnasts during the trials by international judges.

The SAI, accordingly, had asked the GFI to submit a report regarding the same and said it can set up a committee, if required, to probe the matter.

However, the 32-year-old Kumar said he is yet to hear anything either from the GFI or SAI, and that his "hopes are dying with each passing day".

"I am feeling depressed by this whole episode. I don't know why I am training. When you don't even know if you would be able to compete at the Commonwealth games, it is difficult to continue in such uncertainty.

"There has been no response from SAI or GFI despite my repeated mails. We play a difficult sport which needs a lot of mental strength. If you are not mentally okay, you might injure yourself," Kumar told PTI.

GFI president Suddir Mittal said that it has already submitted the report and the ball is in SAI's court.

"We have submitted the report immediately after we were asked for it by SAI. It is up to them to take a decision on it," Mittal said.

On June 2, Kumar wrote another letter to SAI and GFI, seeking clarity.

"I am writing this mail again to request you to please look into the complaint I have raised on