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- India's karate team is heading to the Asian Games without a dedicated coach after none was named in the sports ministry's sanction issued on September 2.
- Reigning Asian champion Alisha Choudhary has sent multiple emails seeking accreditation for her coach Vikas Panchal, who has trained her for 11 years, but the pleas have gone unheard.
- During a bout, only a coach can occupy the coaching corner and seek a video review, meaning India's karate athletes will lack vital technical and tactical support.
- All five personal coaches of India's equestrian riders are awaiting accreditation and cannot enter the competition or training venue in Tokyo without it.
- The accreditation troubles add to the equestrian contingent's scramble for hay, bedding and fodder for their horses, with the IOA-appointed ad-hoc committee citing a shortage of government funds.
What to watch next
- Whether Alisha Choudhary's coach Vikas Panchal gets accreditation before the karate events begin.
- Whether some equestrian riders make the two-hour train journey to Nagoya to sort out their coaches' accreditation in person.
- Whether the IOA resolves the equestrian team's shortages of hay, bedding and fodder for the horses.
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Named India · Japan · Adikessava Peroumal Sinouvassane · Alisha Choudhary · Chetan Bhatt · Vikas Panchal · Aichi · Asian Karate Federation · Indian Olympic Association · Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports · Nagoya · Tokyo · World Karate Federation
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