India likely to miss Olympic qualifier World Relays in Poland due to flight ban
The HinduStar sprinters Hima Das and Dutee Chand might miss the Olympic qualifying World Athletics Relays in Poland on May 1 and 2 as the Indian team's connecting flight to Amsterdam has been suspended following the record-shattering spike in the country's COVID-19 case load. The women's 4x100m and the men's 4x400m relay teams were to board a KLM flight to Amsterdam in the wee hours on Thursday but the Dutch government has suspended flights from India effective Monday evening. READ: Neeraj Chopra and Co's Turkey training cum competition trip suspended The Athletics Federation of India is trying to book an alternate flight available to any European city en route to Silesia in Poland where the event will be held. RELATED: India's 4X100m relay team can qualify for Tokyo Olympics, says Hima Das India will also field teams in the men's 4x400m in the event to be held in Chorzow, Silesia, in Poland.