Pakistan Cycling Federation (PCF) termed cycling event in the upcoming 33rd National games as illegal and announced to boycott it.
Speaking at a press conference here at Peshawar Press Club (PPC) on Tuesday, president of PCF Syed Azhar Ali Shah said that there were no top 20 provincial cyclists in 33rd national games participating in the mega event to be held on 10th November 2019.
He said that Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) was bound to hold cycling event in the national games through Pakistan Cycling Federation as per Rules of Union Cycling International (UCI) but the POA was completely violating the concerned rules by sideling the PCF.
He informed that PCF was affiliated with UCI while itâ€(tm)s rules are with PCF only not with POA but it is not abiding by it and it also not allowing license holders cyclists to Participate in this mega event and unrecognized cyclists are participating in the games, which is illegal and results would not be considered authorized by UCI.
The cycling event in the national games, he said would be useless as not recognized by the UCI because of unlicensed players are participating in it, so, millions of rupees on this event is tantamount to be wasted.
Accompanied by Secretary General of PCF, Nisar Ahmad, the president further informed that a committee had been constituted by Directorate of Sports Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (DSKP), in which, GS of PCF Nisar Ahmad was made as a organizing secretary for the event to hold it as per rules UCI but the POA violated it and made a committee comprised of six people, who are unconcerned having no experience in cycling.
Syed Azhar Ali Shah further said that POA was bound to follow the Rules of International Olympic Committee (IOC) charter but POA is violating it by not accepting PCF and its rules settled by UCI, which is also an international recognized body.
He, therefore, warned all the affiliated units with PCF to avoid participating in the illegal cycling event in national games, otherwise, their affiliation will be cancelled.
Copyright Business Recorder, 2019
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