New Delhi: The Sports Ministry has ruled out the possibility of athletes, who do not meet the Asian Games selection criteria announced a year ago, finding a place in India's Japan-bound contingent despite the "pressure being created" by their supporters.
The Sports Ministry has approved a 492-strong contingent of athletes for the September 19 to October 4 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan. Athletics forms the biggest chunk of 73 names in the list.