The 30-member national tumbling and trampoline team, including three officials, under the aegis of Gymnastics Federation of India, will have to pay roughly Rs 2.5 lakh each to compete at World age group competition in China.
A 30-member national tumbling and trampoline team, including three officials, under the aegis of Gymnastics Federation of India (GFI), will roughly pay Rs 2.5 lakh each to compete at World age group gymnastics competition in China. Interestingly, more than 50 percent of the national trampoline and tumbling team is from Maharashtra. At least half-a-dozen players are from Karnataka.
Even if the Indian players do not win medals in China, having a global participation certificate will be beneficial in future, says an official familiar with the development. “Participation certificate of World Trampoline and Tumbling meet has its benefits. Competitors can get sports quota jobs and scholarships in future,” the official told Sportsbackstory.com on condition of anonymity.
The five-day third Trampoline and Tumbling Junior World Championships and 32nd World Age Group Competitions will commence from November 11 in Nanjing. Competition concludes November 15. As per a GFI circular, boarding and lodging will cost each player Rs 109,555. The air tickets will cost Rs 100,000 which the gymnasts have been asked to shell out.
In communication to all presidents and secretaries of the state units, the GFI states that the expense to compete at the Worlds in China is roughly Rs 2.5 lakh. The letter signed by GFI’s Chief Operating Officer, Kallol Mukerjee further stated that 15 players in tumbling and 12 in trampoline will represent India at the Worlds in China. Two coaches and one judge, as per list, will accompany the Indian contingent. The Indian team will compete in mini, sub-junior and junior categories in China.
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