New Delhi: Indian shooter Abhinav Bindra, part of the sports ministry delegation to Lausanne, Wednesday said the International Olympic Committee (IOC) was worried about the governance of Indian sports.
Bindra has gone to the IOC headquarters in Lausanne with the ministry officials for getting India back into the Olympic fold. The IOC suspended the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) last December for violating the Olympic charter in its election process.
"IOC is worried about ethics and governance in Indian sports. They feel discredited persons should not be part of IOA. I also share the same view," Bindra told an Indian TV news channel from Lausanne.
Asked when IOC would lift the ban on IOA, Bindra said: "I won't know when that will happen. I was here to give my views on the matter and I have done that. I wanted to let IOC know how we need reforms in our sports administration. The IOC also understands that governance is the main problem. I am positive the suspension will be revoked."...
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06:18 PM, May 15, 2013
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05:27 PM, May 15, 2013
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06:27 PM, May 13, 2013
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03:19 PM, Apr 23, 2013
New Delhi: The Indian shooting team's campaign in the ISSF Changwon World Cup started on a sour note with all the shooters, including Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra, failing to make a mark on the first day of the event in Changwon, Korea on Thursday. Competing in the men's 10-metre air rifle event, Beijing Games gold medal winner Bindra, London Olympian Sanjeep Rajput and Chain Singh -- all failed to...
05:49 PM, Apr 04, 2013
Ace Indian shooter Abhinav Bindra said adjusting to the newly-introduced rules will remain a priority for him in the 2013 season. ...
06:16 PM, Feb 06, 2013
Olympian Manavjit Singh Sandhu on Saturday clinched the trap gold medal while unheralded Chain Singh of Army bagged the yellow metal in 10-metre air rifle event ahead of Beijing Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra at the 56th National Shooting Championship here. ...
07:03 PM, Dec 22, 2012
Abhinav Bindra said that it would be a shameful situation if India is disaffiliated by the IOC. ...
11:09 PM, Nov 27, 2012
London: Ace Indian shooter Abhinav Bindra, who failed to defend his Olympic gold medal in the 10 metres air rifle, on Tuesday said though he was disappointed for not qualifying for the final of his event, he has no shame as he gave his 100 per cent. "Obviously I am disappointed, but such is life," Bindra said in an interaction here at the Games Village before leaving for India. "Let...
05:27 PM, Jul 31, 2012
Gagan Narang has provided India its first medal of the 2012 London Olympics, winning the bronze medal in the 10m Air Rifle event. ...
10:34 PM, Jul 30, 2012
Abhinav Bindra says that though he couldn't do well this time at Olympics, he has grown as a sportsperson in last couple of years. ...
06:52 PM, Jul 30, 2012
Abhinav Bindra says that though he couldn't do well this time at Olympics, he has grown as a sportsperson in last couple of years. ...
06:52 PM, Jul 30, 2012
Hyderabad: After rifle shooter Gagan Narang gave India its first 2012 Olympics medal in London on Monday, his elated father BS Narang said this victory will boost his morale to win more medals. "Now, I will tell him to prepare for the next event, 'aur jeetna hai abhi' (there is more to win)," said the senior Narang, referring to the two more events his son will be participating in at...
06:20 PM, Jul 30, 2012
London: Gagan Narang has provided India its first medal of the 2012 London Olympics, winning the bronze medal in the 10m Air Rifle event. Narang shot 103.1 in a gripping ten-shot finals for an aggregate of 701.1 after scoring 598 in the qualifying round in which also he stood third. Alin George Moldoveanu of Romania won the gold, while Niccolo Campriani of Italy came up with a silver. Moldoveanu shot...
05:43 PM, Jul 30, 2012
London: Beijing Games gold medalist shooter Abhinav Bindra on Monday insisted that he has no plans to retire from the sport after crashing out of the London Olympics by failing to make the finals of the 10m air rifle event here. Bindra, who scripted history four years ago by becoming the country's first-ever individual gold medallist in the Olympics, shot 594 out of 600 to finish a shocking 16th out...
04:52 PM, Jul 30, 2012
Beijing gold medallist Abhinav Bindra sets his sights on another scintillating performance in London 2012 10m air rifle on Monday. ...
10:41 AM, Jul 30, 2012
Sachin Tendulkar says that top sportspersons needed to get used to the pressure. ...
11:38 PM, Jul 28, 2012
London: High on confidence, Indian shooters will begin their Olympic campaign at the Royal Artillery Barracks here Saturday amid expectation that the marksmen would be able to deliver the goods and fetch a few medals. Though records and current form have raised hopes of a good number of medals from the shooting arena, it is still a tough ask for the Indians to ensure that their medal quest bears fruit....
03:02 PM, Jul 27, 2012
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