(a) whether the Government have been following any uniform ethical yardstick for sports persons representing this country in international sports events/meets;
(b) if so, the details of the ethical yardsticks;
(c) if not, the yardsticks/codes being followed at present;
(d) whether the Government propose to review the existing yardsticks to make them uniform; and
(e) if so, the details thereof?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS (SHRI PON. RADHAKIRISHNAN)
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(a) to (e): The Government has not formulated any separate ethical yardsticks for sportspersons representing the country in international sports events/meets. The sports persons are guided by the yardsticks or instructions formulated by the concerned National Sports Federation, Indian Olympic Association, International Sports Federations and International Olympic Committee.