AFI President Adille Sumariwala said that the selection committee felt that all the athletes should be given a chance to take part in the Olympics though some of them have only crossed the 'B' qualification standard.
"The selection committee decided to send all 14 for the Olympics. Since they have qualified, they should be given a chance. Some of them could only cross the 'B' standard but we have decided to send them also," he said after the meeting of the committee headed by Gurbachan Singh Randhawa.
"The only thing to be seen is that they should be fit to take part in the competition," he said.
Sumariwala said that the committee discussed the names of the coaches and the support staff to accompany the athletes but did not take a final decision.
"We have got a quota of four coaches from Indian Olympic Association and the selection committee discussed about this today. We will take a decision on this in next few days, along with the support staff," he said.
Asked about athletes like discus thrower Vikas Gowda wanting to accompany his father Shive Gowda to London as his coach, Sumariwala said, "We will try to accommodate. If not accredited coach, they may be accommodated to have access to training or some other things." MORE