The Sports Ministry on Wednesday approved the representation of 15 teams in the Asian Games, but four teams, including women’s softball and men’s water polo teams, were not allowed to take part in the continental competition.
In a letter to the Hangzhou Asian Games Organizing Committee (HAGOC), the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) pulled out the women’s softball and men’s water polo teams, as well as the men’s handball and five-a-side basketball teams.
