Uncertainty prevailed over possible bidding for the 2019 Asian Games as the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Thursday told Sports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal that it was yet to take a decision on mounting a bid for the mega-event despite the fast-approaching deadline.
IOA President N Ramachandran, along with senior vice-president Virendra Nanavati, met Sonowal and told him that a decision whether to bid for the Games or not would be taken by its Executive Committee.
Reports have quoted Sonowal as having said that the government would support such a bid but would wait for a presentation from the IOA.
IOA Secretary General Rajeev Mehta had told PTI that the national sports apex body would approach the newly-elected government to bid for the 2019 Asian Games after Vietnam capital Hanoi pulled out.
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