It’s not cricket: Pakistan athletes allowed in India for multilateral sport
Key takeaways
- India’s government to allow Pakistani athletes to visit but maintains a sport ban on bilateral events like cricket.
- India also said the visa process for sportspersons and officials will be simplified while office bearers of international sport governing bodies will be granted multi-entry visas.
- “With regard to international and multilateral events, in India or abroad, we are guided by the practices of international sports bodies and the interest of our own sportspersons,” the ministry said in a memorandum.
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India’s government to allow Pakistani athletes to visit but maintains a sport ban on bilateral events like cricket.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Under the proposed new India sports ministry rules announced Wednesday, Pakistani athletes like gold medal winning javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem, right, would be allowed to travel to India to compete in international sporting tournaments [File: Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters]By Reuters Published On 6 May 20266 May 2026Pakistani players and teams will be able to participate in multilateral events hosted by India, but bilateral events remain off the table, India’s sport ministry said on Wednesday.
India also said the visa process for sportspersons and officials will be simplified while office bearers of international sport governing bodies will be granted multi-entry visas.