The Athletics Federation of India has included Tejaswin Shankar for the Commonwealth Games, replacing Arokia Rajiv in the 36-member squad, but the high jumper is more relieved than elated.
The AFI made the statement in the Delhi High Court on Wednesday, informing Justice Yashwant Varma that the change had been following Rajiv’s disqualification and was directed by the court to forward the name to the Indian Olympic Association, also a party in the case filed by Tejaswin last month challenging his exclusion from the squad despite achieving the qualifying mark set by the AFI.
“The AFI made a statement that Arokia Rajiv (4x400m relay) has been disqualified and Tejaswin Shankar has been included in the 36-member contingent. The Court has directed AFI to send the same forthwith to the IOA and the IOA has been directed to immediately reach out to CWG authorities and intimate about Tejaswin's inclusion,” Tejaswin’s counsel Malak Bhatt told The Hindu.
