Age Fraud
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Sprinter Nisar Ahmed among 41 athletes declared over-age at Youth Nationals
The Athletics Federation of India had conducted bone density tests at the youth nationals in Raipur.
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Indian football: AIFF revises ‘bone age’ eligibility criteria for junior and sub-junior leagues
Bone age is a clearer indicator of a child’s biological and structural maturity than their date of birth.
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The Gaurav Mukhi age fraud case has become an international PR nightmare for Indian football
The Jamshedpur FC forward has become the subject of sports stories on international websites, after a tweet related to him went viral.
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Explainer: Age fraud in Indian sport and why the menace is proving difficult to deal with
Eliminating age fraud completely could be next to impossible but the menace can be curbed if the federations have the will to do so.
Abhijeet Kulkarni
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Frustrated parents move Karnataka High Court to try and curb over-age menace in Indian badminton
A group of 37 parents have moved a writ of mandamus asking the Court to give a clear directive to BAI for implementing a policy within a particular time frame.
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Age fraud in Indian football: Gaurav Mukhi’s six-month suspension raises more questions
Mukhi in his response to an AIFF show-cause notice, had stated that he had no idea that he was signing an undertaking that he was admitting to being ‘over-age’.
Arka Bhattacharya
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ISL: Jamshedpur FC’s Gourav Mukhi handed six-month suspension by AIFF for age fraud
A press release from AIFF stated that the disciplinary committee found the player guilty on the basis of the evidence presented by him.
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Forever young: Indian football’s age-old problem isn’t going away anytime soon
Gaurav Mukhi’s goal against Bengaluru may have raised questions, but deeper introspection is required on the subject of age fraud.
Arka Bhattacharya