As Anurag Thakur cancels Asian Games visit, OCA VP says – ‘China has the right to give athletes different kinds of visas’ | Asian Games 2023 News – Times of India
HANGZHOU: In a major development on Friday, India's Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, Anurag Thakur, cancelled his scheduled visit to the Asian Games here in protest of the "differential treatment" meted out to three wushu athletes, who faced visa and accreditation issues that has prevented them from travelling to China to participate in the continental showpiece.Three female wushu players from Arunachal Pradesh -- Nyeman Wangsu, Onilu Tega and Mepung Lamgu -- were not able to fly out with other members of the contingent that arrived in Hangzhou on Thursday morning.The trio faced issues in getting their accreditation validated and were reportedly issued stapled visas.The accreditation card acts as the visa for accredited athletes and personnel in order to travel to China for the As...