IOA slams CGF Asian region top officials for questioning Batra's right to call CWG boycott

The Indian Olympic Association has hit back at the Commonwealth Games Federation's Asia region top officials for questioning its president Narinder Batra's right to call for the boycott of the 2022 CWG for excluding shooting from the roster.

The minutes of the meeting of the CGF Asia region, which met at the sidelines of the CGF General Assembly in Rwanda on September 3, had said that Batra "cannot speak for the country (India)" when he proposed the Games' boycott.

The minutes of the meeting, which was attended by CGF chief Louise Martin and chief executive David Grevemberg, were sent to the IOA from the office of CGF's Asian region vice president Chris Chan.

The IOA shot back a strongly-worded letter to Chan, condemning the statement of the CGF and terming it "unwarranted."
"Asia should stay cohesive as a group, India should have spoken to the region before taking a boycott decision."
"The CGF does not have a disciplinary process in place for India, and does not run shooting so ISSF must take responsibility. The cost of shooting competition held in Glasgow 2014 was 22 million pound."