Arup Basak banned for a year
Former national table tennis champion Arup Basak has been slapped a one-year ban
for his alleged misbehaviour with a foreign coach.
The executive committee of the Table Tennis Federation of
India, which met in Delhi on Tuesday, found Basak's behaviour "not
conforming to the dignity of the guest, a North Korean coach
of international repute", a TTFI statement said.
Basak had reportedly instigated some junior players to revolt against the coach last month at a coaching camp in Calcutta in preparation for the junior nationals and led them to walk out
of the camp.
The junior players were, however, exonerated by the
committee after they tendered an "unconditional apology".
The committee sacked coach Pushi Lal, who was also found to
have instigated the players.
On the issue of overage players participating in the
junior and sub-junior tournaments, the committee decided that
all complaints should be filed during the managers' meeting
ahead of the tournament.
Players found guilty would be disqualified from playing in
their respective age groups, and action would be taken against
associations sending over-age players, the statement said.
However, final guidelines in this regard would be released
after the TTFI Annual General Meeting next month.