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Hockey India withdraws from 2022 Birmingham CWG; cites Covid-19 concerns
Updated On: 05 October, 2021 07:01 PM IST | New Delhi | PTI
Hockey India reasoned that there is only a 32-day window available between Birmingham Games (July 28-August 8) and the Hangzhou Asian Games (September 10-25) and it can`t risk sending its players to the UK which has been one of the worst affected countries by the coronavirus pandemic
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Indian hockey team in action during Tokyo Olympics. File Pic/AFP
India has pulled out of next year`s Birmingham Commonwealth Games` hockey competition, citing Covid-19 concerns and UK`s discriminatory quarantine rules for travellers from the country.
Hockey India President Gyanandro Ningombam communicated the federation`s decision to Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President Narinder Batra. Hockey India reasoned that there is only a 32-day window available between Birmingham Games (July 28-August 8) and the Hangzhou Asian Games (September 10-25) and it can`t risk sending its players to the UK which has been one of the worst affected countries by the coronavirus pandemic.
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