Kishore Jena doubtful for World Championships after Hungarian embassy cancels his visa
New Delhi, Aug 16 (PTI) Indian javelin thrower Kishore Kumar Jena's participation in the World Championships in Budapest was on Wednesday rendered doubtful after his one-month visa was cancelled by the Hungarian embassy here.
Jena, who won gold in the Sri Lankan National Championships on July 30 with a personal best of 84.38m, had made the cut for the prestigious tournament through the world ranking quota.
"Setback for #javelin thrower Kishore Kumar Jena as Embassy of #Hungary in Delhi has cancelled his one month #visa for reasons unknown. He is doubtful for world championships," Athletics Federation of India (AFI) said in a post on social media platform X, formerly twitter, on Wednesday.