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BFI Elections: Returning Officer Pauses Process After Incumbent President Says Twin High Court Orders Have 'Potential To Disrupt'

The upcoming Boxing Federation of India elections were "paused" on Friday by Returning Officer RK Gauba after the Delhi and Himachal Pradesh High Courts directed the body to reinstate names that were omitted from the electoral college owing to a March 7 directive by BFI President Ajay Singh. Singh wrote to Gauba on Friday, stating that the BFI is seeking urgent intervention from a superior court due to the "conflicting orders" issued by the two high courts. The election is scheduled for March 28. "The president of the BFI has communicated...'(s)ince these orders have the potential to disrupt the ongoing electoral process/schedule, we are taking steps to approach the superior courts for urgent intervention'," Gauba quoted Singh as saying in in his order.

Will Share Ideas On Selection Of Future Host Soon: Kirsty Coventry On India's 2036 Olympics Bid

Newly-elected International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Kirsty Coventry was expectedly guarded on India's bid to stage the 2036 Games, saying she will reveal her "ideas" on the selection of future host in coming days. The 41-year-old Coventry was elected president of the IOC on Thursday to become the first woman and first African to get the biggest job in world sports. Asked if there is any chance of India's bid to be converted to "accelerated targeted dialogue" before incumbent president Thomas Bach leaves office on June 23, Coventry said, "At the end of the day there is a process in place and that process is ongoing and that will remain, as far as I know, for the next few months." "I do think that we need to involve the members in the selection of future host and I have few ideas and may be willing to share those, may be next week," she said at the press conference after her election.

BFI Elections: Returning Officer Pauses Process After Incumbent President Says Twin High Court Orders Have 'Potential To Disrupt'

The upcoming Boxing Federation of India elections were "paused" on Friday by Returning Officer RK Gauba after the Delhi and Himachal Pradesh High Courts directed the body to reinstate names that were omitted from the electoral college owing to a March 7 directive by BFI President Ajay Singh. Singh wrote to Gauba on Friday, stating that the BFI is seeking urgent intervention from a superior court due to the "conflicting orders" issued by the two high courts. The election is scheduled for March 28. "The president of the BFI has communicated...'(s)ince these orders have the potential to disrupt the ongoing electoral process/schedule, we are taking steps to approach the superior courts for urgent intervention'," Gauba quoted Singh as saying in in his order.

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You can't choose who congratulates you, IOC says after Putin's best wishes

PYLOS, Greece : The International Olympic Committee on Friday declined to comment on Russian President Vladimir Putin's congratulatory note to newly-elected IOC president Kirsty Coventry, saying it was his prerogative.

Coventry election ensures smooth continuity for IOC after Bach

PYLOS, Greece :The stunning first-round election of Zimbabwe's Kirsty Coventry as the next International Olympic Committee president made her the first female and first African to lead the IOC but more importantly ensured continuity once Thomas Bach departs in June.

Himachal Pradesh High Court Directs BFI To Allow Anurag Thakur's Nomination In Its Polls

Former sports minister Anurag Thakur's bid to contest the Boxing Federation of India's presidential election was brought back on track after the Himachal Pradesh High Court stayed his disqualification from the Electoral College and directed the BFI to extend the date of nominations to enable his candidature. Thakur, who is also a Lok Sabha MP from Hamirpur, was declared ineligible after a March 7 order by BFI President Ajay Singh which stated that only elected members were qualified to be a part of the electoral process.

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BFI Elections: Returning Officer Pauses Process After Incumbent President Says Twin High Court Orders Have 'Potential To Disrupt'

Will Share Ideas On Selection Of Future Host Soon: Kirsty Coventry On India's 2036 Olympics Bid

BFI Elections: Returning Officer Pauses Process After Incumbent President Says Twin High Court Orders Have 'Potential To Disrupt'

Olympic gold medalist Kirsty Coventry makes IOC history as first female president

WWE legend Kane, now a Tennessee mayor, challenges Tim Walz to charity wrestling match after gov's bold claim

You can't choose who congratulates you, IOC says after Putin's best wishes

Coventry election ensures smooth continuity for IOC after Bach

Himachal Pradesh High Court Directs BFI To Allow Anurag Thakur's Nomination In Its Polls