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The Sports Ministry on Friday said it supports "in principle" the Indian Olympic Association's (IOA) willingness to host the Asian Beach Games in the country in 2024. The Asian Beach Games, often seen as the second-largest multi-sporting event in Asia, after the Asian Games, is held every two years featuring athletes from all over the continent.
IOA) continues. Both factions - led by Narinder Batra and Rajeev Mehta - are busy interpreting the Delhi High Court's judgment on Olympian Aslam Sher Khan's petition as per convenience. A day after the court pronounced that posts like 'life member' and 'life president' in the NSFs and, that of CEO in the managing committee, are illegal which effectively left Batra powerless, the international hockey federation (FIH) president reminded his adversaries on Thursday that he's still the boss when it comes to running the IOA's show. Batra's assertion prompted a strong rebuttal from senior vice-president Anil Khanna, who reminded his nemesis that his continuation in the top job will tantamount to contempt of court. Khanna told IOA's staff that from now onwards they will take instructions explicitly from secretary general Mehta, treasurer Anandeshwar Panday and "myself as acting president" with immediate effect.
Commonwealth Games Federation President Louise Martin has said that the Indian Olympic Association is not attending the regional meetings of the international sports body where it could have raised the issue of non-inclusion of certain sports in the CWG. The IOA, however, said it is difficult to attend these meetings which do not have in the agenda matters relating to India's grievances of leaving out shooting, wrestling and archery from the Commonwealth Games roster.
Indian Olympic Association (IOA) formally wrote to the UK headquartered Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF), strongly recommending the inclusion of shooting, archery and wrestling in the Games programme for the 2026 CWG in the Victorian state of Australia. IOA secretary general Rajeev Mehta sent a letter to the office of CGF president, Dame Louise Martin, expressing the Commonwealth Games Association (CGA) India’s deep displeasure over the sports disciplines’ exclusion by the organisers of the Victoria CWG.
Indian Olympic Association on Friday described the exclusion of shooting, wrestling and archery from the initial programme of 2026 Commonwealth Games as "shocking" and asked the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) for a discussion in the matter at its next General Assembly. In a letter to CGF President Louise Martin, IOA Secretary General Rajeev Mehta expressed dismay at the dropping of the "three popular sports in the world" from the initial list of 16 sports for the 2026 CWG in Australia. "It is really shocking for CGA India to know that these three very popular sports in the sporting world were ignored by the CGF," Mehta wrote in the letter.
Indian Olympic Association on Thursday termed the exclusion of shooting, wrestling and archery from the initial programme of 2026 Commonwealth Games as "grave injustice" to the country and said it will protest against the decision after consulting with the sports ministry. IOA Secretary General Rajeev Mehta said the Olympic body will write a letter to the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) in a day or two to protest against the decision. "It is a grave injustice to India, leaving out shooting, wrestling and archery.
Mission Olympic Cell’s (MOC) meeting held late last evening here on Thursday. The meeting was the first to discuss the country’s preparedness for the upcoming Commonwealth Games in Birmingham and Asian Games in Hangzhou and was chaired by union sports minister Anurag Singh Thakur.
Fencing Association of India (FAI) said on Sunday. The championships, which will witness the participation of approximately 1200 fencers from 20 to 25 countries, will take place in March or April, 2023. The Fencing Association of India made a successful bid to host the tournament during the Annual General Body Meeting of Fencing Confederation of Asia at Hamdan Sports Complex here on Sunday. "I am glad to announce that India has been declared as the host nation for the Asian Cadet and Junior Fencing Championship 2023 at the Fencing Confederation of Asia General Assembly 2022, held At Hamdan Sports Complex, Dubai on 3rd April 2023. Ahmedabad will be the host city," Rajeev Mehta, FAI secretary general, said in a tweet.