SAI officials interact with Equestrian players regarding Asian Games selections
May 20, 2023
New Delhi [India], May 20 : Sports Authority of India (SAI) officials, including Shiv Sharma, Deputy Director General (DDG) on Friday interacted with Indian Equestrian players Fouaad Mirza, Chirag Khandal and Shashank Singh Kataria via Zoom regarding their grievances on non-selection in the long list for the upcoming Asian Games.
While Chirag has informed SAI that the Honourable Supreme Court had directed the Equestrian Federation of India (EFI) to include his name in the Asian Games long list, Tokyo Olympian Fouaad and Shashank have requested the inclusion of their names in the Asian Games long list and that a fair and transparent selection should be done in picking the equestrian players for the event.
SAI has taken cognisance of the matter and informed EFI to take a suitable decision on the same as soon as possible.
