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IOA set to have equal male, female representation with voting rights

The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) will have equal representation of male and female members with voting rights in its General Assembly, a remarkable achievement considering its troubled and faction-ridden recent past, if it approves the draft constitution at its Special General Meeting on November 10. The IOA will also throw open the president's post to any citizen of the country, a radical change from the earlier requirement for a candidate to have served in the executive committee. A similar provision was included in the constitution of the All India Football Federation (AIFF) recently after it was banned briefly by the international parent body FIFA. The elected post of secretary general, which was held by some eminent personalities in the past, will no longer be there and his role will be taken over by a CEO appointed by the executive council. The CEO will have no voting right and will be an ex-officio member of the executive council. The draft constitution prepared by the

International Olympic Committee recommends 'appointed CEO' for IOA

The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) may have an "appointed CEO" instead of an elected Secretary General after the December elections as the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has proposed far-reaching changes to the constitution of the national sports apex body during a joint meeting in Switzerland last month. Representatives of the IOC, Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), IOA and Sports Ministry had a meeting in Lausanne on September 27, following a "final warning" by the international sports umbrella body to ban the national Olympic body if elections are not announced before the next IOC executive board meeting (December 5-7). Following the meeting, which was also attended by India's first individual Olympic gold medal winning shooter Abhinav Bindra, the IOC issued a summary which proposed, among other things, to change the position of an elected Secretary General into an appointed CEO hired by the executive committee. "The IOC/OCA will also propose additional elements (such as ..

Narinder Batra: Once the boss of Indian hockey, now under the CBI lens

CBI, in April, had initiated a preliminary investigation against Batra for misappropriation of Rs 35 lakh, originally belonging to Hockey India

We are in talks with IOC for 2036 Olympics, Motera best venue: IOA chief

Olympic games can be hosted in three or four cities in India, and the IOA is in talks with the IOC about India's possible bid for 2036, the IOA chief said.

IOA ropes in Adani Group as sponsor for Indian contingent at Tokyo Olympics

The Indian Olympic Association on Friday roped in the Adani Group as a sponsor for the Indian contingent at the ongoing Tokyo Games

IOA ropes in SFA as another sponsor for Indian contingent at Tokyo Olympics

Indian Olympic Association has roped in SFA Pvt Ltd. as a sponsor for Indian contingent at Tokyo Games, which begins on July 23

IOA names B K Sinha as Press Attache of India's Olympic contingent

Indian Olympic Association has appointed retired IPS officer B K Sinha will perform the dual role of Security as well as Press Attache of country's contingent at Tokyo Games, which begins on July 23

IOA ropes in start-up for mental well-being of Olympic-bound athletes

The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Monday announced partnership with Dhyana, the meditation-tracking start up, to work for the mental well-being of the country's Olympic-bound athletes.

Entire Indian contingent will be vaccinated before Tokyo Olympics, says IOA

Indian Olympic Association said all the Tokyo Games-bound athletes and officials have got their first Covid-19 vaccine and they will get their second doses before the departure

Tokyo Olympics will go on, but in name only as Covid-19 surges globally

In 1964, less than two decades removed from World War II, Japan used the Summer Olympics to showcase its astonishing recovery from a horrific defeat

IOA writes to health minister for vaccination of athletes on priority

The Indian Olympic Association has written to Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan, requesting him to consider vaccinating the Tokyo Olympics-bound athletes on a priority basis

National sports competitions in India to return by October: IOA president

We have already put together unique SOPs for most sports and are in the process of identifying regional centres for sports where competitions will be allowed, says IOA president Narinder Batra

Athletes, and not sports federations, dominate feedback on training roadmap

18 Olympic NSFs were asked to respond by May 20 but only seven -- archery, hockey, rowing, squash, volleyball, weightlifting and yachting -- gave feedback before the deadline

Sports ministry suspends Indian Olympic Association's recognition

All govt assistance, financial or otherwise, to the IOA will also be stopped