Bengaluru: Union Sports Minister Vijay Goel and External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj confirmed that the Indian athletes participating in the World School Games at Trabzon in Turkey are safe. “There are 148 Indian children and 38 officials in Trabzon #Turkey. They are all safe,” External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj tweeted in New Delhi. “The games are on. They will start returning in batches from 18th July,” she added.
“In light of the events currently ongoing in Turkey, the Organising Committee and the ISF have decided to keep all delegations in the Olympic Village until further notice,” the notice stated.
At least 161 people were killed and more than 1,500 injured in an attempted military coup overnight in Turkey’s major cities. By Saturday morning, the military was beaten back by “People’s Power” and 2,839 officers and soldiers were detained, Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said.
Meanwhile, Goel, accompanied by Sports Authority of India (SAI) director general Injeti Srinivas, visited the SAI centre to take stock of the progress of national camps preparing for the Rio Olympics.
