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The Indian wushu team scheduled to participate in the world championships in Fort Worth, Texas from Thursday is still awaiting visa clearance by the US Embassy..
The team applied for visa on October 7 but were not called for visa interviews due to unavailability of dates this year..
The union sports ministry has sought the external affairs ministry's (MEA) help and the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has written to the US Embassy in Delhi..
Your kind intervention is requested for taking up the matter with the Embassy of USA in New Delhi for necessary facilitation," Prem Kumar Jha, joint secretary, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, has written to Vani Sarraju Rao, Additional Secretary, AMS (Americas) Division, MEA, on October 10. ..
IOA joint secretary Kalyan Chaubey wrote to the US Embassy on November 13, requesting the issuing of visas "at the earliest as they are required to reach Texas by Nov 15"..
