For long jumper Anju Bobby George and the Athletics Federation of India slammed the Sports Ministry for denying permission to host National Championships by locking up stadiums in various cities for the Indian Super League (ISL) football tournament. It is very sad,” Anju fumed at a press conference to announce the Run Adam Federation Cup National Senior Athletics Championships in Patiala from March 5 to 8. This time also we made the request but because of ISL, we cannot use the JLN Stadium for Federation Cup,” he added. The JLN Stadium here is being booked for ISL matches by the Delhi franchise by paying a huge sum to the government. This year’s Federation Cup is being sponsored by Run Adam, a sporting talent app.

Source: Hindustan Times February 28, 2018 14:15 UTC