New Delhi: Three days before the competition at the Olympics, the top-ranking Top-ranked Indian women’s table tennis player, Manika Batra, has placed the country’s contingent official in the village of athletes in Tokyo in the place.
Manika, Gold Coast CWG gold medalist, has submitted an unusual request that the game accreditation ‘P’ (Personal) his personal coach Sanmay Pararajape was increased to allow him to ‘access the venue’ for the game (FOP) during his match in Singles Women and Double shows Mix.
Sanmay accreditation currently does not allow access to venues and Pune-based coaches can only visit Manika during pre-game training sessions.
Traveling as ‘extra official’, it was clearly shown and known by Manika and his coach that his choice for Tokyo had been carried out in the ‘P’ category.
Only those who wear ‘P-Tap’ accreditation can access the venue, in addition to visiting athletes’ training halls.
All additional officials have stayed at hotels arranged by the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) with their own costs.
Confirming the development, chef-de-mission of India BP Baishya, told TII from Tokyo: “Yes, Manika has submitted this request to allow Sanmay access to the game place.
I, as a chef-mission, can’t do anything to me itself because the official list comes from the National Olympic Committee (IOA).
This problem must be facilitated between IOA and the Game Organizing Committee (OC).
“It has been studied that the NOC has taken problems with the committee and contingent officials in Tokyo facilitating the process to make it get FOP access to The game.
The source has told that Sanmay accreditation cards can be upgraded on Wednesday morning.
To avoid favoritism costs, officials will also request an increase in the Category of ‘P’ accreditation cards from three personal trainers in athletics and each in golf and swimming.
The source said that Manika seems to tell officials in the village that she is a good opportunity to finish on the podium and that Sanmay’s absence can cost medals.
For the record, WORLD No.
63 Manika uploaded 61st at a woman’s singles event in Tokyo and had to prevent the tough challenge from the Rio Games Bronze Medal Mima Ito (Japan), rule the world No.1 Chen Meng (China) and Adriana Diaz (Puerto Rico), among others, for Up.
The only outdoor opportunity for medals is with Achanta Sharath Kamal in a mixed double.
It has also learned that distrust of Sanmay section may lead to violations of bubbles.
After the Manika training session on Monday, he could not find transportation back to his hotel.
He accompanied Manika to the village where he stopped because he was not an official accreditation holder.
Additional officials are not permitted to accompany the athletes from the training ground to villages using the same transportation to them.
When Baishya and others knew about it, they arranged transportation to Sanmay back to her hotel.
“The coach was told that he should not accompany athletes to the village and should arrange his own transport from the practice site,” Baishya said.