Elated with Delhi High Court’s order to allow her to
take part in national and international tournaments, top doubles
shuttler Jwala Gutta on Friday thanked everyone who stood by her during
the hour of crisis.
“I am very happy that the order
of the honourable judge was in our favour. Happy that I am allowed to
play. My whole life I have done nothing but played badminton. I just
hope I continue to do that and bring laurels to the country, and make
everyone proud,” said Jwala.
Extending her gratitude
to her doubles partner Ashwini Ponnappa and her coaches, Jwala said, “I
am thankful to Clean Sports India (CSI) who openly lend its support and
to Ashwini, who was also going through a lot of stress because it was
not only my entry that was withdrawn from the Denmark Open but also
hers. So I am really glad that she understood me and stood by me. That
makes me really very strong.
“In fact, I want to
thank (Banga Beats coach) Vimal Kumar Sir, (coach Syed Mohammad) Arif
Sir, all my friends and everyone stood who by me. Even one line
messages from them were enough to give me strength to win the battle,”
she insisted.
The Delhi High Court on Thursday asked
Badminton Association of India (BAI) to allow Jwala to participate in
upcoming tournaments till the disciplinary authority takes a final
decision on the issue of her alleged indiscipline.
The
two upcoming badminton tournaments in which Gutta was to participate
were Denmark Open scheduled from October 15 to 20 and French Open from
October 22 to 27.
The BAI, however, had withdrawn the selection of Jwala and her doubles partner Ashwini Ponnappa from Denmark Open.
The
BAI’s disciplinary committee has recommended a life ban on Jwala for
trying to stop some players of her franchise Krrish Delhi Smashers from
playing a match against Banga Beats in the Indian Badminton League in
August this year.
Jwala approached the High Court
challenging the decision of BAI to recommend a life ban on her for
alleged indiscipline in the IBL.
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