Sports Ministry not to send its delegation to Tokyo Olympics
A total of 100 Indian athletes have so far qualified and another 25 to 35 might make the cut for the delayed Tokyo Olympics scheduled from July 23 to August 8.
“The Ministry has decided to depute maximum additional support staff such as coaches, doctors, physiotherapists, to optimize the performance of the athletes,” the Ministry said in a statement.
“Visit of any person other than athletes, coaches and support staff will be taken up only if there is any protocol requirement. In the light of the arrangement, it has been decided not to have any Ministry delegation for the Tokyo Olympics.”
As per the norms, the number of officials travelling to Olympics cannot be more than one-third of the athletes’ contingent.
With the challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic, the Japanese government had also decided to restrict the staff accompanying the foreign ministers to 11 per head of state, while limiting the cabinet-level delegations to five people.
