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The full taekwondo contention volition beryllium recorded connected video and the footage preserved for notation should the request arise. (PHOTO: Instagram/indiataekwondo_official)
Two days earlier the taekwondo contention was to commencement astatine the 38th National Games successful Uttarakhand, the contention manager was removed due to the fact that of fears of alleged contention manipulation, an Indian Olympic Association (IOA) connection said.
The Prevention of Manipulation of Competition Committee (PMC) had besides received complaints that immoderate officials of the Taekwondo Federation of India had already fixed the effect successful 10 of the 16 value categories. “The asking terms is Rs 3 lakh for a golden medal, Rs 2 lakh for metallic and Rs 1 lakh for bronze,” the IOA said it was informed.
The Games Technical Conduct Committee (GTCC) based connected ‘strong recommendations’ of a three-member PMC removed T Praveen Kumar arsenic manager of competitions. He was replaced by S Dinesh Kumar.
“It is shocking and bittersweet that the National Games medals were allegedly decided distant from the tract of play adjacent earlier the commencement of competitions. At the Indian Olympic Association we are committed to being just to each our athletes and support them from radical conniving to manipulate the contention and tarnish the representation of the National Games,” IOA president PT Usha said.
The PMC Committee besides recommended that the full contention beryllium recorded connected video and the footage preserved for notation should the request arise.
Sunaina Kumari, the chairperson of the method behaviour committee said, “It is important that we instrumentality connected committee the recommendations of the PMC Committee and support the integrity of the 38th National Games.”
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