Asian Games: Sports Minister Thakur cancels Hangzhou visit

The players were scheduled to fly out of India on Thursday

Sports Minister Anurag Thakur on Friday cancelled his upcoming visit to Hangzhou for the Asian Games as a mark of protest against China’s decision to deny visas to three Indian wushu players from Arunachal Pradesh while the Olympic Council of Asia’s (OCA) is actively pursuing the matter with the Chinese authorities. The players were scheduled to fly out of India on Thursday.

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