Asian Athletics Association (AAA) president Dahlan Jumaan al-Hamad on Wednesday hoped the Court of Arbitration for Sports will render a wise decision on Dutee Chand's case after the IAAF approached the CAS with more evidence in support of its Hyperandrogenism Policy. "She (Dutee) is an Indian athlete and we want to support our athletes. But at the same time there are international rules and regulations and we also have to abide by that. I cannot comment on a case which is pending at the CAS. We have to wait for the case to be decided," Al-Hamad said while addressing the media after the AAA Congress here.
"I can just hope that the CAS will give a wise decision, a right decision."
He informed that 44 countries out of 45 members have confirmed participation in the 22nd Asian Athletics Championships which begins on Thursday at the Kalinga Stadium here. Turkmenistan, which is hosting the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games in September, is the only country which is not taking part in the continent's flagship event.
"We have 45 member countries and out of these 44 have confirmed participation in this Asian Championships in India.
It shows that all the countries of Asia want to come and compete in India. It is safe to say that sport is growing in Asia," he said.