[ad_1] Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President PT Usha has addressed the allegations made by 12 members of the IOA Executive Council in a letter to International Olympic Committee (IOC) Director of International Relations, Jerome Poivey. Usha described the accusations as attempts to “malign the leadership and efforts of those working diligently towards the betterment of…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Veteran table tennis player and Commonwealth Games champion Sharath Kamal has been selected as India’s flag bearer for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, while legendary boxer MC Mary Kom was appointed as the chef de mission of the country’s contingent on Thursday.The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) stated in a release that the…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Calling on Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take action against “oppressors” such as Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh in Indian sports, Vinesh Phogat and Sakshi Malik, the protesting duo, criticised the IOA‘s recent decision to return wrestling’s administrative control to the controversy-ridden national federation during their statement on Tuesday.In vehemently expressed messages on…
[ad_1] The ad-hoc committee appointed by the Delhi High Court to handle the day-to-day activities of the wrestling federation was Monday resolved by the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) saying “there is no further need” of the panel following the withdrawal of the suspension on the WFI by the United World Wrestling (UWW), which has now…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Sunday said that it is in active dialogue with the Future Host Commission of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) regarding the country’s bid to host the Olympic Games in 2036.Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced India’s desire to host the 2036 Games during the IOC Session in…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Acting upon the sports ministry’s request, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Wednesday formed a three-member ad-hoc committee to manage the day-today affairs of the suspended Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), which was found guilty of ‘blatantly disregarding the procedural norms’ and ‘appearing to be in complete control of former office-bearers’ following…
[ad_1] The IOA appointed Bhupinder Singh Bajwa as the chairman of the committee with MM Somaya and Manjusha Kanwar as the members of the committee to run the day-to-day affairs of the WFI. In a letter dated 27 December 2024, the Indian Olympic Association said, “The ad hoc committee is tasked with overseeing and supervising…
