Sports: Indian Hockey Team withdraws from Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022

Indian #Hockey teams pull out of #CWG 2022 in Birmingham. Hockey India says focus is on Asian Games while laying emphasis also on the discriminatory vaccine rules imposed by the UK government on Indian nationals of .10, day quarantine time.

— Karishma Singh (@karishmasingh22) October 5, 2021

Indian Hockey Men’s and Women’s team pull out of Commonwealth Games 2022 to put their full focus on Asian Games 2022.🏑

Read: https://t.co/RehbDOHh3H#IndiaKaGame

— Hockey India (@TheHockeyIndia) October 6, 2021

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Indian Hockey teams pull out of
CWG 2022 in Birmingham. @TheHockeyIndia says focus is on Asian Games, also cites concern of mandatory 10-day quarantine in UK@Media_SAI@tapasjournalist pic.twitter.com/jy8NRaAxw2

— DD News (@DDNewslive) October 5, 2021

India has withdrawn its hockey teams from next year's Commonwealth Games in Birmingham citing concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic and a short turnaround before the Asian Games in China, a qualifier for the 2024 Paris Olympics https://t.co/Yk3MKkOG7a pic.twitter.com/NE7PikJll7

— Reuters Asia (@ReutersIndia) October 6, 2021