CWG medallist gets nod to take part in world varsity meet

June 04, 2015 12:00 am | Updated 05:36 am IST - NEW DELHI

: After a report by The Hindu on Commonwealth Games gold medallist shooter and Delhi University student Apurvi Chandela being denied an opportunity to participate in the World University Games, the Association of Indian Universities has given her a green signal.

Apurvi had missed the trials for the event to be held at Korea as she was competing in various international shooting tournaments at the time.

Her participation was rejected after the Delhi University sent her name along with 12 others for the World University Games, to be held next month.

“On Wednesday, the Association of Indian Universities got in touch with the director of Punjabi University in Patiala, which is where the trials were conducted, and asked them to consider Apurvi’s record as an international player for approving her participation in the championship,” said a senior official from the DU Sports Council.

Thirteen DU students will participate in the event.

Earlier, Apurvi Chandela a student of Sociology (Hons) in Delhi University’s Jesus and Mary College, went through a tough time trying to convince authorities.

Happy over the development, a official from the DU Sports Council said that they had written to the Association of Indian Universities (AIU) seeking exemption from trials for Apurvi Chandel who has won gold medal in the Commonwealth Games in 2014 and has qualified for the Rio Olympics.

He added that Ms. Chandela was participating in different shooting tournaments. He said that Ms. Chandela was in Gernany for an event from May 26 to June 2 and before that she was in the United States.

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