AFI to take action against “erring athletes” who train and compete abroad without permission | Sport-others News
The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) on Saturday announced that it will take disciplinary action against “erring athletes” who train and compete abroad without its written permission. AFI president Bahadur Singh Sagoo said the performance of such athletes will also be considered invalid for record books. He said AFI will start taking action from this month onwards. Story continues below this ad “Disciplinary action will be taken against individual athletes who don’t take prior permission to compete and train on foreign soil from the national governing body of track and field in the country,” Sagoo said. “The performance of the athletes will be invalid for record books if they don’t take mandatory approval of the AFI for an international exposure. To safeguard the interest of the athletes AFI has set a specific time period to grant permission to train and compete abroad.” The AFI said athletes going for an international exposure tour without prior permission severely impacts its strategy to field national teams for major competitions, including Olympics and Asian Games. “AFI must be aware …