Three more taekwondo players from MP to represent India at Asian Games

Delhi High Court has paved the way for participation of Aarti Khakal, Nakul Malhotra and Shalu Raikwar of Madhya Pradesh State Taekwondo Academy in Asian Games.

Updated on: Sep 26, 2014, 21:05:16 IST

Hindustan Times | By Shruti Tomar, Bhopal

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Three more taekwondo players from Madhya Pradesh will represent India at Asian Games.

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On Friday, Delhi High Court paved the way for participation of Aarti Khakal, Nakul Malhotra and Shalu Raikwar of Madhya Pradesh State Taekwondo Academy (MPSTA) in Asian Games by directing Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports to send the nine taekwondo players and a coach, who were earlier pruned by the ministry in the name of a rule.

According to the sports directorate, parent of a dropped player had filed a petition in the court seeking direction to the Government of India to allow these players to take part in the games.

Now four players from MP will compete in the games. Latika Bhandari has already reached Incheon. Aarti, Nakul and Shalu will leave for Incheon on Friday night, as per the directorate.

Madhya Pradesh Taekwondo Association president additional director general of police Shailendra Shrivastava expressed happiness over selection of three more players from the state.

Shrivastava said, "Players put in hard work in their preparations for Asian Games. They underwent training at Iran too under a foreign coach. I am hoping they will win medals in their games which would begin on September 30."

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Shruti Tomar
I have spent over a decade chronicling Madhya Pradesh’s political and social landscape, covering politics, investigative journalism, crime, human interest, and government policy, blending sharp insight with ground‑level depth. I have closely tracked three assembly elections, three Lok Sabha elections, leadership transitions in MP while exposing governance lapses, tender irregularities, and flawed policy rollouts. My reports have revealed gaps in the Cheetah project, irregularities in medical education, rigging in recruitment exams, and loopholes in policy implementation. In crime reporting, I have moved beyond FIRs to map systemic patterns — from organised crime networks and gender‑based violence to custodial accountability — balancing urgency with sensitivity. My journalism is defined by a commitment to human interest. I have profiled the marginalised Bancchda community, documented atrocities against tribal groups, and highlighted efforts to preserve their culture through heritage liquor and revival of spiritual practices. I have reported on farmers struggling with failed MSP promises, giving voice to those often reduced to statistics in policy files. Passionate about field reporting, I have reported on rampant sand mining in Chambal and Narmada, pharmaceutical companies supplying medicines under altered names, the dire condition of schools and colleges, the plight of commercial sex workers, and skewed sex ratios in specific districts. Beyond deadlines, and as HT’s state correspondent and assistant editor in Madhya Pradesh, I engage with ministers, farmers, students, and activists, believing the best policy stories begin with a single human voice. A postgraduate in Journalism and Mass Communication, I also hold a diploma in sports journalism.Read More

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