Pakistan not sending team to India for Asian Fencing Championships

Key points

• India and Pakistan flags (PTI Photo) Pakistan will not send its fencing team to the Asian Senior Fencing Championships in New Delhi later this month, despite receiving an official invitation from the organisers.
• India is hosting the continental event for the first time, with athletes from more than 30 countries across Asia and Oceania expected to compete at Bharat Mandapam from June 19.According to Fencing Association of India (FAI) Secretary General Rajeev Mehta, invitations were sent to both Pakistan and Afghanistan, but neither country entered participants before the deadline.
• The decision comes even though India had clarified that athletes from Pakistan would be allowed to take part in multilateral events despite the ongoing ban on bilateral sporting ties."We sent an invite to Pakistan, as well as Afghanistan, to participate in the championships but they chose not to send their fencers.
• The deadline for sending entries is long over and we...