Sports activities Minister Anurag Thakur on Saturday stated a decision on India’s participation at this yr’s Asian Video games can be taken after receiving comments from host country China, which is striving to convey the outbreak of COVID-19 instances in Shanghai and Beijing underneath keep watch over.
Shanghai, the monetary hub of the rustic, has been underneath a lockdown for a month now whilst extra curbs were presented in Beijing which is one edge now.
Rumours are doing rounds that the Hangzhou Asian Video games, scheduled to held from September 10 to twenty-five, can be postponed because of the pandemic.
“What’s the scenario there (in China) and what the host country is pronouncing concerning the scenario is essential,” Thakur stated at the sidelines of an match right here.
“All different collaborating countries are discussing and in a while India may also take a call however ahead of that the host country will have to make it transparent what are they considering and what kind of ready they’re,” the minister added. Whilst a number of global wearing occasions have been cancelled in China as a result of the pandemic, the 2022 Beijing Iciness Olympics and Paralympics have been have been held at the back of shut doorways underneath strict COVID-19 pointers.