Haryana CM’s chopper parked in Gurgaon stadium, athletes lost access to tracks for 4 days
Athletes at the Tau Devi Lal Stadium in Gurgaon were denied access to training tracks for four days because the Haryana Chief Minister's helicopter was parked on the field. This incident has sparked public criticism regarding the prioritization of VIP security protocols over the needs of professional athletes.
Why it matters
The incident highlights ongoing tensions between VIP culture and the accessibility of public sports infrastructure for grassroots and professional athletes.
GURGAON: While Haryana athletes are the toast of the nation for playing a big role in India’s medal haul at the recently concluded Asian Games in Japan, each one of them has had to fight their way through hardships and obstacles. Life is known to throw curveballs, but athletes practising at Tau Devi Lal Stadium had not seen this one coming.For four days, state-level athletes lost access to the athletics track and regular training facility at the stadium because chief minister Nayab Singh Saini’s official chopper was parked in the middle of the ground. The athletes had their tracks back on Wednesday after chopper took the CM, who returned from his three-day Singapore tour, back to Chandigarh.This wasn’t the first time that practice schedules have run into a chopper-sized hurdle at this facility.
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