Arpinder Singh unhappy with TOPS exclusion
Other Sports | Dec 01, 2020, 12:36 PM ISTThe triple jumper says dropping him without any events to show his performance during lockdown was demoralising.
The triple jumper says dropping him without any events to show his performance during lockdown was demoralising.
Triple Jumper Arpinder Singh was excluded from the TOPS scheme while 400m runners MR Poovamma, Nirmal Noah Tom, Alex Anthony included in the scheme along with javelin thrower Annu Rani.
In addition, 15 of India's top sportspersons will share easy and useful exercises every day that can be done after the daily walk/run.
India's silver medal at the mixed-team relay event in 2018 Asian Games was upgraded to gold earlier this week.
Hima is yet to qualify for the postponed Tokyo Olympics and the international season has been suspended till November 30 due to the global health crisis.
The 20-year-old from Dhing village in Assam is one of the youngest nominees for Khel Ratna this year.
The 20-year-old world junior quartermile race champion was replying to a Q&A session on Twitter.
After Hima won the 400m gold in the 2018 World U-20 Championships in Finland, the top German brand roped her as their brand ambassador and later made custom-made shoes for her that has her name on one side and 'create history' on the other.
Hima also claimed that Indians have begun following athletics after the 2018 Asian Games where the nation had finished with their best medals tally of 69. India also equalled the record of 15 gold medal hauls with their tally of 1951 Asiad.
A DSP in Assam Police, Das said she expressed her sentiments during a video call with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, which was also attended by more than 40 other athletes.
Deputy chief national athletics coach Radhakrishnan Nair, who is supporting the move, told that the Hima-led campers at the National Institute of Sports (NIS) are expecting a reply from the ministry in a day or two.
Indian sprinter Hima Das pledged a month's salary to the government in Assam to aid them in fight against coronavirus.
Earlier, ace Indian shuttler P.V. Sindhu had also taken up the challenge and had posted a video on Twitter in which she was seen washing her hands with soap for almost 30 seconds.
Indian athletics' two biggest stars -- Neeraj Chopra and Hima Das -- were largely sidelined due to injuries, leaving the sport with very little to celebrate and mired in doping and age fraud controversies in yet another barren year in terms of global medals.
Both Neeraj and Hima did not take part in the recently concluded World Championships while Dutee failed to qualify for the semifinals after a disappointing performance.
Hima Das was ruled out of the 4x400m mixed relay event, but AFI remains positive about India's show at the World Championships.
Hima Das, who was initially included in the Indian team for the mixed relay event in the World Championships, is now ruled out with a back issue.
Jisna Mathew, MR Poovamma, Revathi Veeramani, Subha Venkatesan, V K Vismaya and Ramraj Vithya have been entered for the women's 4x400m relay, while Hima's name is missing.
Hima Das has been selected for the 4x400m relay for the upcoming World Athletics Championships, but Neeraj Chopra is most likely to continue his rehabilitation.
Hima Das last win was on July 20 when she clinched a gold in her pet 400m event at Nove Mesto in Czech Republic.
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