Update Want India to participate in 2022 CWG, says CGF

[Nairrk]

The Commonwealth Games Federation today said it absolutely wants India to participate in the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games after the IOA wrote to the government, proposing a boycott for dropping shooting from the roster.

CGF Media and Communications Manager Tom Degun told a news agency that CGF intends to meet with the Indian Olympic Association officials in the near future to help find a solution to the concerns raised.

In an unprecedented move, IOA President Narinder Batra yesterday wrote to Sports Minister Kiren Rijuji, proposing a boycott of the 2022 Birmingham CWG for dropping shooting from the roster, and sought approval from the government.

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