New Delhi: India's pistol shooters competing in the ISSF World Cup in Fort Benning, USA, will be without the services of coach Sayed Wajid Ali as he has been denied visa to travel for the May 4-13 tournament. The National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) said the US embassy is yet to give a reason for denying the government core-group coach visa.
"He has been denied visa, though we don't know the reason behind that. He is also yet to get the passport back," NRAI adviser Baljeet Singh Sethi told PTI. "Though the other coaches are there, it is unfortunate as far as the pistol shooters are concerned. His presence would have certainly helped them," Sethi added.
Normally, four coaches are employed as part of the core group, and they are entitled to travel with the team for international tournaments.
"It is very unfortunate as Ali has been there as a coach for a while now and had travelled with the team to a few other countries. The federation has also got the foreign affairs ministry write a letter to the US embassy in this regard, but still he could not go," Sethi said....
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