IMPHAL, Jan 16 : A judo player from Manipur returned home without participating at the 58th National School in Judo under 14 and 17 Boys and Girls Championship recently held at Maharashtra after his name was allegedly displaced from the list and put in another player who had failed to qualify in the trial selection.
Moirangthem Inaoton, a judo player of under 17, 65 kg category, was selected for the just ended 58th National School in Judo under 14 and 17 Boys and Girls, but the selection committee of Youth Affairs & Sports, Manipur included M Meino, who had failed to qualify the trial selection, in the list and he participated the championship in place of him, Inaoton said during a press conference at AMSU head quarters, DM College Campus here on Wednesday.
He said the trial selection was held in December 2012 following which he was included in the selection list of 29 players by the selection committee.The team left Imphal on January 3 for Maharashtra to take part at the championship.
There, he came to know that his name was put in the 71 kg category and Meino in the 65 kg category in place of him so he skipped the championship, Inaoton further said.
Saying that such act of the selection committee has discouraged him morally and physically, Inaoton appealed to the concerned authority to look into the matter and take immediate action against such officials.
(AMSU) president Th Suresh also spoke during the press conference. He condemned the act of the selection committee members and urged all the concerned authorities to refrain from favouritism and politicization of sports.
Action should be taken against all the officials involved in the fraudulent practice by the state Government, he urged.
He also accused the officials of trying to spoil the career and spirit of the international and national player Inaoton.
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