A 15-member group, together with prime stars R. Angamuthu, Naveen Raja and M. Ukkrapandian, landed in Bengaluru from Chennai on Saturday night time for the selection trials to choose the Indian volleyball workforce for this September’s Asian Games in China.
Another group of about 10 from Kerala, together with internationals Jerome Vineeth and Muthusamy who flew from Kochi, reached Bengaluru round the identical time. Both the teams have been compelled to return house a number of hours later.
The three-day Asian Games volleyball trials for males, organised by the Sports Authority of India below the steerage of the Indian Olympic Association’s newly-formed ad-hoc committee to run the Volleyball Federation of India, which have been scheduled to begin in Bengaluru on Sunday didn’t happen.
“We had to postpone the men’s trials to another day. The women’s trials, which are scheduled to start on June 20, have also been postponed. The decision to cancel today’s trials came last night,” former worldwide S. Gopinath, a member of the four-member ad-hoc to run Indian volleyball, instructed The Hindu from Bengaluru on Sunday night.
“The reason is that a lot of players suffered a lot of inconvenience in coming to Bengaluru because the communication regarding the trials came late. And our women’s team is already in Indonesia for a tournament (AVC Challenge Cup, the event started on Sunday).
“And a men’s camp is currently on in Bhubaneswar (arranged by the VFI). The players there also communicated to the IOA that they would not be able to attend Sunday’s trials and that they needed an opportunity too.”
The IOA’s ad-hoc committee was fashioned solely a few days in the past and it’ll take time for it to calm down.
“This was a quick changeover (from VFI to the ad-hoc committee) so there is some confusion, many teething troubles,” stated Gopinath.
“Four selectors (of the seven-member men’s selection team) reached Bengaluru. The message regarding the postponement was shared in a few volleyball groups and some of the players, who were on their way, broke their journey and went back. A few landed in Bengaluru.”
