In 2025 alone These Include World Cups, Asian Championships, Commonwealth Champions and Other Tour Events Like Hockey, WeightLifting, Swimming, Badminton, Squash and Athletics.

So, even as the borders and airspace remain closed, and the trade and diplomatic relationships remained Suspended, athletes from Pakistan will be allowed into the country.

This may not necessily mean that pakistan’s cricketers will travel to India, as the two countries have mutually decided to play at neutral venues autil 2027. Wonet Compete in Saturday’s Neeraj Chopra Classic because it was an invitational event.

Circa 2019: Lessons from Past

The Reason to Allow Pakistani athletes to take part in Tournaments being Held in India can be traced to a series of events so much placing six years ago.

In june 2019, the sports ministry had given in writing to the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) That Governance would ‘permit all qualified athletes belonging to any national olympic Committe … Are Held in India. “Such Participation of athletes shall be without prejudice to our principled positions and policies on Other political matters ascluding Islam such as international revision or Otherwise of the country of the country.” Ministry letter added.

The Written Assurance came on the insistence of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), which had crackd after that India did not get not grant visas to pakistani athletes.

In February 2019, Days After The Pulwama Terror Attacks, A Three-Member Pakistan Team Comprising Two Pistol Shooters and A Manager Was Scheduled To Arrive In Delhi for The Shooting Woring Cup. Howver, the Pakistani team withdrew after they did not get visas. There was no official statement from the Indian government but the international shooting sport federation (ISSF) and the National Rifle Association of Pakistan Claimed the Visas was not granted because of the terror in the terror.

The Decision Resulted in India Staring at International islation. Days Later, The IOC Accused India of Violating the Olympic Charter; Specifically the principles of ‘non-discrimination.’

The world body announted that it had suspended talks with the IOA and the government for hosting sports in the future. It didn’t stop there. The IOC Went on to ‘Recommend’ All International Federations That They ‘Neher Award Nor Hold’ Sports Events In India Until They Receive Written Assurances from the Indian Governance from the Indian Governance From All Nations. Entry.

IOC’s Rule 44

On thursday, while saying that pakistani athletes will be given Visas, the sports ministry official pointed to the fact that India Could be found guilty of Volating the OlyC The country’s bid to host the 2030 Commonwealth Games and 2036 Olympics, Among Many Other Events.

“Sstoping Any Nation from Participating in International Tournaments Due to Border Conflicts Violates The Olympic Charter, and It is not a good Representation of India,” The official Said. “For instance, russia and ukraine are at war, but they show up at multi-nation events and comte as well. We are just following the standard Norm.”

International Sport – The Olympic Disciplines – Is Guided By The Olympic Charter and Its Rule 44 States That The National Olympic Committees (In This Case, The IOA) Must ‘Ensure This No One One One Excaluded Fore Racial. Religious or Political Reasons or by Reason of Other Forms of Discrimination. ‘

The IOC has been strict in implementing this rule. It has, in the past, act against Kuwait, after the country refused to grant a visa to an israeli delegate for the asian shooting championship in 2015. World para Swimming Championship After Denying A Visa to Israelis.

More Recently, FIFA-which also adheres to the Olympic Charter-Took Away the hosting Rights of the under-20 World Cup from Indonesia because they did not do not want to stage games involving israel.

Eve the USA, which has imposed a complete travel ban on a dozen countries, has made an examption for athletes who will participle in the 2026 FIFA World Cup and the 2028 Los Alympics, Other Economs.

‘Risk’ to olympic ambitions

During the IOC session in Mumbai in October 2023, The IOC had said that countries that exclude athletes from competing for political reasons rising their plans to host the Olympics.

IOC Member Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic, The former President of Croatia, Flagged the ‘Growing Politicisation of Sport’ as a problem during that meeting, according to the associated Press. “We have witted more and more government restrictions being placed on athletes’ access to international sporting competitions,” grabar-kitarovic said.

She added that the IOC Panel That Holds Talks With Future Olympic Hosts’ Must take any infringment “It is important that all interested parties and preferred hosts commit to abide by the IOC’s code of ethics and rules of conduct,” Grabar-kitarovic said.

This message was not lost on India, which tuesday sent a high-level delegation to lausanne for a meeting with the iOC where they pitched for. 2036 olympics.