AITA Resolves Olympic Selection Crisis

The All India Tennis Association (AITA) has resolved found its Olympic team selection crisis by opting to send two doubles team to the London 2012.

The AITA will pair Leander Paes with Vishnu Vardhan and Mahesh Bhupathi with Rohan Bopanna. Bhupathi and Bopanna both “adamantly refused” to partner with 39-year-old Vardhan.

AITA President Anil Khanna said, “This decision is unfair to India No. 1 [Paes]. AITA holds Leander in very high esteem. We are confident that Leander won’t disappoint us as he has done yeoman’s service to the game.”

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