(a) whether the Government has received complaint regarding maltreatment of junior wrestlers at Aurangabad Special Training Centre by the Officials of Sports Authority of India;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the action taken in the matter?
(a) whether the Government has received complaint regarding maltreatment of junior wrestlers at Aurangabad Special Training Centre by the Officials of Sports Authority of India;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the action taken in the matter?
THE MINISTER OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS (SHRI SUNIL DUTT)
(a) Yes, Sir.
(b) The wrestlers had alleged that they left the camp due to poor facilities and bad treatment.
(c) The Director General, Sports Authority of India was asked to conduct an inquiry in this regard. On inquiry, it was found that the playing facilities as well as boarding/lodging arrangements provided to the national campers were satisfactory. As per information received from SAI, 37 wrestlers in the camp, alongwith 24 unauthorized persons staying with the campers at Aurangabad left the camp on 1st march, 2005 because the presence of 24 extra persons was objected to by the senior coach of the Sports Authority of India. The wrestlers went back & joined the camp.