Indian Weightlifting Federation informed SAI to stop using any Equipment made in China
Reportedly claiming to be saddled with faulty equipment from china, the indian Weightlifting Federation (IWLF) on monday called for a boycott of sports apparatus made in that country after the violent data-face-off in eastern Ladakh killed 20 army personnel last week. The IWLF ordered four weightlifting sets, comprising barbells and weight plates, from Chinese company 'ZKC' last year. The body said that the equipment turned out to be faulty and the weightlifters are no longer using them.
"We should boycott all Chinese equipment. The indian Weightlifting Federation has taken the decision that it will not use any equipment made in china," IWLF secretary general Sahdev Yadav told PTI. The IWLF, in a letter, has informed the sports Authority of india (SAI) about its decision to stop using any equipment made in China." In a letter to SAI we have written that IWLF won't be using the Chinese equipment," he said. In future also we will not use made in china sets. We will use sets made by indian origin companies or any other company but not from china," Yadav added. National coach vijay Sharma revealed that the plates were found to be sub-standard when the lifters started training again earlier this month following the easing of the COVID-19 lockdown restrictions.
Sharma said "Post the lockdown we started training on sets from Swedish company 'ELICKO'. SAI has issued 10 sets for us. The main training takes place with those. Maximum international competitions have sets from ELICKO". Moreover calls to boycott China-made goods erupted across india after the Galwan valley clash last Monday. It was the most violent data-face-off between the troops from the two countries in more than four decades.