India on Friday strongly protested China's decision to issue invalid visas to some of its athletes for the Asian Games, India's foreign ministry said in a statement, a day before the competition begins in Hangzhou.
The three athletes, competing as wushu fighters from the state of Arunachal Pradesh, were issued stapled visas instead of stamped ones, according to India’s foreign ministry.
In protest, India’s sports minister, Anurag Thakur, cancelled his visit to the games, the foreign ministry said in a statement. The Indian Olympic Association and the Wushu Association of India did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
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