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IOA clarifies on Saina Nehwal’s complaint on her father’s name being cut from officials’ list

IOA has said that Saina’s father, Harvir Singh, holds the position of an accredited ‘extra official’.

IOA clarifies on Saina Nehwal’s complaint on her father’s name being cut from officials’ list

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Olympic bronze medallist shuttler Saina Nehwal on Monday claimed that her father Harvir’s name has been removed from among the officials part of the Indian contingent for the Commonwealth Games.

A day after Nehwal’s claims, Indian Olympic Association has said that Saina’s father, Harvir Singh, holds the position of an accredited ‘extra official’ and the payment for the same does not include a bed at the Commonwealth Games Village.

In a tweet which was posted on IOA’s official account, the association said that, “Dear @NSaina , Mr. Harvir Singh is an accredited Extra Official! As stated in the CDM Manual of Gold Coast 2018 CWG and repeatedly conveyed to BAI, the payment for accreditation of Extra Official does not include bed in the Games Village.”

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In its tweet, the IOA also attached a copy of the document which stated that “the ETO service charge for an extra Team Official… does not include a travel grant or bed in the CGV.”

In a series of tweets on Monday, Nehwal had claimed that her father will not be able to stay with her during the CWG event at Gold Coast.

“Surprise to see that when we started from India for commonwealth games 2018 my father was confirmed as the team official and I paid the whole amount for that but when we came to the games village … his name was cut from team official category .. and he can’t even stay with me,” Saina wrote on her Twitter handle.

The star shuttler had added that her father’s support is crucial for her during matches.

“He can’t c my matches and he can’t enter the village nor he can meet me in anyway .. what kind of support is this ..@thecgf.”

“I wanted his support as I regularly take him for my competitions …but i didn’t understand why nobody informed me all this earlier .. that he can’t enter anywhere #CommonwealthGames2018,” she added in another tweet.

Saina’s father Harvir Singh Nehwal and PV Sindhu’s mother Vijaya are among the 15 individuals who were cleared to be part of the Indian contingent, but are not funded by the government for their travel, stay and other expenses.

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