Friday 15 June 2018

TOPS Scheme : Yuki Bhambri sticks to US Open plans, slams ministry for exclusion

Yuki Bhambri is aghast at being excluded from the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) after preferring the US Open over Asian Games even as a red-faced All India Tennis Association (AITA) said it is trying to convince the Sports Ministry to reconsider its decision.
AITA had exempted the country’s top singles player considering that playing at the Grand Slams is crucial to secure ranking points, which would earn the Delhi player a direct entry into the Tokyo Olympics.
“We have asked the government to reconsider the decision and include both Yuki and Leander Paes in TOPS. We told them that Yuki needs to be in top-64 to earn direct qualification for Tokyo Olympics and that’s why playing at the US Open is important,” AITA secretary Hironmoy Chatterjee told PTI.
“They told us that when Yuki gets back to playing Davis Cup, his case would be re-examined,” he added.
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TOPS Scheme : Yuki Bhambri sticks to US Open plans, slams ministry for exclusion

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