Injured Manoj accuses SAI of negligence

New Delhi:Seasoned boxer Manoj Kumar has alleged that the Sports Authority of India ignored his pleas for financial assistance to treat an injury picked up during the Asian Games, a charge that SAI rejected and accused him of hiding his fitness issues.
In a letter to Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, the three-time Commonwealth Games medallist’s coach Rajesh Rajound, who is also his elder brother, has stated that the SAI has not responded to his request for assistance in dealing with a groin injury despite reminders.
“The concerned officials are deliberately playing politics in the matter and I request you, as a concerned Sports Minister, that an immediate inquiry be launched…I request you, that steps be taken to ensure that he receives immediate and proper medical attention,” Rajound said.
Manoj has been out of action since the Asian Games due to the injury and his name did not figure in the list of national campers earlier this year. “…all the medical reports were sent to the officials of SAI and the TOP (Target Olympic Podium) Scheme, on September 10, 2018, via e-mail. (PTI)