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Govt to help stranded hockey Olympian Ashok Diwan in America
Updated On: 10 April, 2020 11:32 AM IST | New Delhi | PTI
His deteriorating health adding to the trauma, Diwan,65, made a distress call to the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President Narinder Batra, requesting him to take his plea to the higher authorities
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Ashok Diwan
The Sports Ministry on Thursday swung into action after hockey Olympian and member of the 1975 World Cup winning team, Ashok Diwan desperately sought help to get back to country from the USA, where he is struck due to travel restrictions. His deteriorating health adding to the trauma, Diwan,65, made a distress call to the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President Narinder Batra, requesting him to take his plea to the higher authorities.
Ministry sources confirmed that Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju has received the letter and has forwarded the same to the Ministry of External Affairs. “The Sports Minister has asked appropriate authorities to evaluate the situation and take a call on this matter,” a Sports Ministry source told PTI. Dhyanchand awardee Diwan had first approached Batra for help. “I need your help as I am stuck in USA and have developed some health problems. I had to attend hospital in emergency last week in California. I am not feeling well, moreover doesn’t have insurance here. The medical costs are high here,” Diwan wrote to Batra, who also heads International Hockey Federation (FIH).
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