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IOC Issues Final Warning To IOA, To Suspend India If Elections Not Held By December

International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Thursday issued a final warning to IOA to "resolve its governance issues" and hold elections by December, failing which the world sports body will ban India. The executive board of the IOC, which was made in Lausanne on Thursday, also decided not to recognise any "acting/interim president" after Narinder Batra's ouster as Indian Olympic Association president and said it will deal with secretary general Rajeev Mehta as the main point of contact.

IOA writes to states and NSFs to ensure participation of top athletes in National Games

Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Surat, Vadodara, Rajkot and Bhavnagar will play hosts to the National Games being held after a gap of seven years since 2015, while the track cycling event will be held in New Delhi. "To ensure the esteemed significance of the National Games, participation of all eligible eminent athletes who have taken part/won medals in the International Games and Championships are necessary to compete in the 36th National Games," the IOA said in a letter to all the NSFs and state Olympic associations.

IOA mess: Anil Khanna files contempt petition against Adille Sumariwalla

On one hand is the IOA’s senior vice-president Anil Khanna, who claims to have been appointed as the Olympic body’s head by the Delhi High Court, and on the other is the Athletics Federation of India’s (AFI) boss and one of the nine vice-presidents of the IOA, Adille J Sumariwalla, who asserts to have been enjoying the support of 18 out of 31 executive council (EC) members of the NOC, who have pledged their support to his presidentship. In the midst of this drama, which has become part and parcel of the IOA’s factional infighting since the removal of its former chief Narinder Dhruv Batra on May 25, the Khanna camp has once again knocked on the doors of the high court with a plea to initiate contempt proceedings against Sumariwalla for defying an earlier court order, which had installed Khanna as IOA’s president till the time an IOA executive committee — with a new set of elected office-bearers — takes charge.

IOA's Anandeshwar Panday accused of ‘inappropriate behaviour’ during Birmingham CWG

Commonwealth Games (CWG) in Birmingham following a complaint of “inappropriate behaviour” by a female volunteer. A T2 privilege offers an accredited team official access to all competition and non-competition venues, as well as recognised city centres in the host city. In a letter dated August 5, which was made public on Thursday, Ashwin Lokare, Birmingham 2022 Head of Games Family Services, flagged the issue of Panday’s alleged misdemeanour to IOA’s acting president Anil Khanna while appreciating the efforts made by him to address the organising committee’s (OC) concerns.

IOA treasurer Anandeshwar Pandey's 'Transport Privileges' revoked during CWG after misconduct with female driver

Commonwealth Games due to allegations of "inappropriate" behaviour with a female driver. Pandey, however, claimed that he was innocent, saying it was just a misunderstanding and had he done anything wrong, his Games accreditation would have been cancelled. "If I would have done anything serious, my games accreditation would have been revoked but that did not happen.

I'm the IOA president, asserts Adille Sumariwalla

"I'm the president, that's all. There's nothing to discuss," the former sprinter, who's president of the Athletics Federation of India since 2012, told reporters on Monday at the announcement of a sponsor tying up with AFI to support India's women athletes. Brushing off some of the IOA officials' statements which objected to his claim, Sumariwalla said, "You can say what you want." When told there was a court order that status quo be maintained at the IOA, he shot back: "Show me the court order.

Adille Sumariwalla claims he has been 'appointed' IOA president, secretary general dismisses it

In a letter to International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach and IOA members, Sumariwalla said he has been "co-opted to be the president of IOA by the majority of the members of the Executive Council... vide letters dated July 2022". "The erstwhile IOA president Narinder Dhruv Batra resigned from the post on 18.07.2022 due to personal reasons which led to a vacancy for the post.

IOA wants top athletes to show up at National Games as government looks to turn it into sporting spectacle

Narendra Modi's home state of Gujarat all set to host the 36th edition of the National Games in September-October, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) is leaving no stone unturned in ensuring that the country's top athletes - including the Olympic and CWG medallists - participate at the multi-discipline event. TOI has learnt that the government is planning a grand festival of Indian sports at the Games, scheduled to be held in six cities of Gujarat from September 27 to October 10.

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IOC Issues Final Warning To IOA, To Suspend India If Elections Not Held By December

IOA writes to states and NSFs to ensure participation of top athletes in National Games

IOA mess: Anil Khanna files contempt petition against Adille Sumariwalla

IOA's Anandeshwar Panday accused of ‘inappropriate behaviour’ during Birmingham CWG

IOA treasurer Anandeshwar Pandey's 'Transport Privileges' revoked during CWG after misconduct with female driver

I'm the IOA president, asserts Adille Sumariwalla

Adille Sumariwalla claims he has been 'appointed' IOA president, secretary general dismisses it

IOA wants top athletes to show up at National Games as government looks to turn it into sporting spectacle