Dhanalakshmi Sekar misses World Athletics Championships due to visa issues

NEW DELHI: Dhanalakshmi Sekar, the only Indian sprinter who qualified for the World Athletics Championships 2022, will not be able to compete at the event after she failed to complete her visa formalities in time to travel to Oregon, the USA for the meet.

Several athletes from all around the world were forced to miss Oregon 2022, being held in Eugene from July 15 to 24, after being refused visas to the U.S. or due to late issuance. However, Dhanalakshmi's case is slightly different.

When the U.S. Embassy opened a special window for the world championships-bound Indian athletes in late June, Dhanalakshmi missed the appointment since she was competing at the Qosanov Memorial meet in Kazakhstan at that time. IANS

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