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Top golfer SSP Chawrasia alleges non payment of bills, Sports Minister rejects

SSP Chawrasia had said that they were treated like servants at the Rio Games.

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Sports minister Vijay Goel responded after top golfer SSP Chawrasia had lashed out at the Indian Olympic Association and Sports ministry for not yet receiving the full amount earmarked as preparatory money for the Rio Olympics.

"None of the bills of the players are pending," Goel told ANI. "There's a system and the spending is done according to that, because this is public money."

"Moreover, players like Chawrasia are capable enough and can come and meet me if they have any issues," he added.

Incidentally, Chawrasia had vented his ire at IOA officials on Thursday, saying that there were no proper arrangements even for transportation and they were treated like servants at the Rio Games.

"I have the letter where they promised to reimburse up to Rs 30 lakh. But post-Rio we're told that the amount is reduced to Rs 15 lakh," fumed Chawrasia, who won the Hero Indian Open and Resorts World Manila Masters this year.

Asked about horrible experience at Rio, Chawrasia vented his ire at IOA officials. "There were no proper arrangement right from vehicle arrangement. It was freezing cold and kept raining and they did not even arrange an umbrella or raincoat for us. They would behave as if they were 'maalik' (owners) and we were their 'naukars' (servants)," Chawrasia claimed.

"We were asked to wait at the airport for four hours for a vehicle and Lahiri came on his own. We were feeling so bad. Now we will think twice before representing India at Olympics. We don't like to keep on harping on this subject as we want to concentrate on the tougher assignments ahead," he added.

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