New Delhi: India’s gymnastics team for the September 19-October 4 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya is mired in a selection controversy over the women’s artistic team after sports authorities and the Gymnastics Federation of India (GFI) differed on the eligible names. During a meeting involving the country’s sports governing authorities, officials argued that Pranati Nayak and Protistha Samanta qualified based on their performances at last year’s Asian Championships in South Korea, as the last continental meet – which was held in China from June 25 to 28 – fell outside the selection window that ends on June 20. However, documents accessed by TOI show that the Asian Gymnastics Union (AGU) has confirmed name-by-name entries, with Pranati qualifying in the vault and Nishka Agarwal securing a direct straight quota. The AGU stated that these quotas belong to the athletes and cannot be replaced unless the gymnast withdraws due to injury or personal reasons. Consequently, Nishka’s entry cannot be substituted, while Protistha can compete only if Pranati withdraws from the event of the round. In men, the entries of Yogeshwar Singh and Tapan Mohanti were approved by AGU in all-around.A GFI official said the federation had already forwarded the names of Pranati, Nishka, Yogeshwar and Tapan to the IOA and SAI, but was awaiting official approval before commenting further. “We would like to inform you that the GFI has already communicated its recommended team composition for the Asian Games to the IOA and the SAI for their consideration. However, we are yet to receive any official confirmation or approval from the authorities concerned,” GFI said.