The Indian contingent participating at the World Schools Sports Meet is safe at Trabzon in Turkey and players remain focused to win laurels for the country. Joshi said the Indian contingent heard about the failed coup attempt on Saturday when they received frantic calls from relatives. Three coaches and 15 players from MP in Indian contingentThere are three coaches and 15 players from Madhya Pradesh in the Indian contingent. We don’t have access to television.”Coach Majendra Pramod Kumar from Bhopal told HT over phone that the players are safe. We assure all the family members of players and coaches that they are fine and safe.”

Source: Hindustan Times July 17, 2016 11:48 UTC