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India’s U-20 400m selection questioned after two runners left out
India’s U-20 athletics campaign has been hit by a selection controversy, with Mohammed Ashfaq and Bhoomika Nehate allegedly omitted from the 400m line-up after a last-minute change. Deccan Herald reports that both…
The Story in Brief
India’s U-20 athletics campaign has been hit by a selection controversy, with Mohammed Ashfaq and Bhoomika Nehate allegedly omitted from the 400m line-up after a last-minute change. Deccan Herald reports that both were among India’s fastest quartermilers. The report names 400m coach Nagesh Pillai in connection with the change, but gives no reason for the decision or details of the athletes’ recorded times. The episode has raised concerns over how India finalises entries for major age-group championships, where selection clarity can matter as much as performance on the track.
The Indian Opinion
The lazy version is that every omission proves favouritism, while the opposite claim is that coaches must never be questioned. Neither follows from one report. The immediate issue is accountability: were Ashfaq and Nehate eligible, selected and then removed, and under what written rule? The federation should publish the final entry list, the change record and the selection criteria. Those documents, not speculation, should settle the matter.
Source: deccanherald.com
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