India fears it may suffer like Spain because of its stance against Kosovo

India's Olympic Committee (KOI) holds this fear. The championship begins Thursday, but reportedly the situation over Sadik's participation under the AIBA flag, as the government of India has not yet issued a visa for it and its two trainers, writes Timesnownews.

India does not recognise Kosovo's independence, but since Sadiku has also received Albania's passport, India's Box Federation has hoped in resolving this issue. India has established diplomatic relations with Albania.

The International Olympic Committee in the past has sent the letter to the International Federation not to assign major events to Spain, since athletes from Kosovo are not allowed to participate under the state flag at the World Karate Championship. You never know, India could be next”, said about ATTI an official of India's Olympic Committee without wanting to mention the name.

For CO, sports and politics are two sides of a coin. KON does not mix the sport with politics, and it expects member states to convey this instruction”.

The official from India has said that Kosovo has been allowed to participate in the Rio 2016 Olympics, despite the fact that Brazil has not recognised it as a state.

The chairman of India's Box Federation, Ayay Songh, has said they are discussing this sensitive issue with the country's government.

We're still talking to the Foreign Ministry. It's sensitive, I don't want to comment any more. We're dealing with this”, Singh said.

This is a bigger issue and not just for India. It's a global issue and we need dialogue between all sides to solve the problem. It's not just a matter of boxing, it's bigger. We'll talk to the government and see what happens.

Singh has said the International Olympic Committee should deal with this problem.

The “is also a question for many countries that have not recognised Kosovo. The solution must be found between the KON and all the countries because that includes many Western countries”.

From our perspective, we want to follow the KON guidelines. But ultimately the decision on visa giving or not is an independent issue.

The International Olympic Committee has called on international federations not to appoint the keeping of major sports events in Spain unless they guarantee the participation of athletes from Kosovo.