Shuttled Out: Six Indian Players Benched by Bureaucratic Blunder

India's mixed badminton team won the bronze at the World University Games in Germany—but six out of twelve players chosen never even got to play. Why? A stark administrative failure.

Key Highlights

Association of Indian Universities officials did not release the full team list at the managers' meeting on July 16

Six players were registered in due time, the rest were denied competition

Impacted sportspersons are best trial performers such as Alisha Khan and Darshan Pujari

Following the defeat, India defeated Macau, USA, and Malaysia, and defeated Chinese Taipei in the semifinals.

Fallout and Frustration

The players have labeled the incident as career sabotage, requesting accountability from AIU

Mistakes included jersey misprints and absence of coaching assistance

The players are urging the Badminton Association of India to investigate and issue certificates admitting all twelve as members of the team

Sources: India Today, The Hindu, Outlook India