Turmoil in the National camp in Thiruvananthapuram has now forced National jumps coach Bedros Bedrosian to put in his papers.
“I’ve sent my resignation letter to the federation, but nobody has told me anything. I’m going to Muscat next month to join my wife and I will take three months rest,” the Romanian told The Hindu on Tuesday.
“I’m very happy with the Athletics Federation of India but at the moment, I’m very tired. After all that has happened in the last few months, I want to rest my mind. I’m planning to leave on November 21. I will decide what to do next, after February.”
Just weeks after the Asian Games, Arpinder opted to leave Thiruvananthapuram and train in Patiala and the AFI is now searching for a personal foreign coach for him while Neena, the Asiad women’s long jump silver medallist, has been telling the world that her husband Pinto Mathew, a former National hurdles champion, had trained her for two months prior to Jakarta.
A few days ago, the AFI decided to shift the national jumps camp from Thiruvananthapuram to Palakkad so that Bedrosian could focus on 19-year-old Sreeshankar, the new National record holder, but the youngster is keen on training with his dad S. Murali, a former triple jump international.
“Yes, Bedros has submitted his resignation…the AFI has not accepted it, we are negotiating with him,” said Valson.
“At this point of time, we cannot give him a break because we have the Asians in April.”
