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(chennaivision)Aizawl, Mizoram Sports and Youth Services Minister Zodintluanga has criticised ”discrimination” against Northeastern sportspersons in the national level following reports of dropping of a Mizo girl and three Manipuri girls from the Indian women’s hockey team ahead of World Cup Women’s Hockey to be held in the US.
In a letter to Union Sports Minister Dr M S Gill and Indian Women’s Hockey Federation president Vidya Stokes, the Mizoram minister alleged that the reason behind dropping these girls was to make room for Haryana girls.
”I urged the Union Minister and the hockey federation president to intervene and prevent discrimination from taking place in the national hockey team,” the letter said.
The minister stated that while Lalremruati had represented India in the four-nation U-18 International Cup, 2006, in Japan, three-nation International Cup, 2007, in Italy and Junior World Cup Qualifying, 2008, in Malaysia, the Haryana girls in question failed to figure in the national team in the last Asian Cup.
He also referred to the case of Manipuri weightlifter Monica Devi who was disqualified from the Beijing Olympics squad following a dope test scandal.
Source: Chennai Vision
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In a letter to Union Sports Minister Dr M S Gill and Indian Women’s Hockey Federation president Vidya Stokes, the Mizoram minister alleged that the reason behind dropping these girls was to make room for Haryana girls.
”I urged the Union Minister and the hockey federation president to intervene and prevent discrimination from taking place in the national hockey team,” the letter said.
The minister stated that while Lalremruati had represented India in the four-nation U-18 International Cup, 2006, in Japan, three-nation International Cup, 2007, in Italy and Junior World Cup Qualifying, 2008, in Malaysia, the Haryana girls in question failed to figure in the national team in the last Asian Cup.
He also referred to the case of Manipuri weightlifter Monica Devi who was disqualified from the Beijing Olympics squad following a dope test scandal.
Source: Chennai Vision
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