The International Olympic Committee has suspended all discussions with India regarding hosting of global Sporting event in the backdrop of Denial of visas to the two Pakistani shooters. the Pakistani shooters were supposed to participate in the 25m rapid fire pistol event in the ISSF World Cup
Contents of the IOC statement
- IOC notes that the Indian government authorised has failed to grant and entry visa for the Pakistani delegation to participate in the ISSF World Cup which was the qualification competition for the Tokyo Olympic games to be held in 2020
- keeping in mind the interest of others 500 athletes from 61 countries participating in other event of ISSF World Cup, the IOC has withdrawn the recognition of 25m rapid fire pistol event and not the whole World Cup
- Deniel of visa for Pakistani Shooter is against the fundamental principle of the Olympic charter
- As a result IOC executive board has decided to suspend all discussion with India regarding the potential applications for hosting future sports and Olympic related event until clear written guarantees are obtained from the Indian government to ensure the entry of all the participant in compliance with the rule of the Olympic charter
the tension due to Pulwama Terrorist Attack and the alleged role of Pakistan based groups behind the attack has deteriorated the bilateral relations. This is having spillover effect on the arena of sports. There are also demands for withdrawing the Indian team from the match against Pakistan in the cricket World Cup
