Two volley ball players from Tamil Nadu returned from the Asian youth volleyball championship in in Sri Lanka, after being withdrawn by the south Indian state’s Sports Development Authority.
The Tamil Nadu State Volleyball Association (TNSVA) headquarters has been closed since Wednesday night and the manager and coach of the players have been suspended, The Hindu reported, adding that it was “surprising that the two players were sent to the island nation”, in the first place.
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