New Delhi: Abhay Singh Chautala on Wednesday took over as the president of the Indian Olympic Association while the tainted Lalit Bhanot became the secretary general after the IOA conducted its controversial elections defying the IOC's directive not to go ahead with the polls.
Chautala and Bhanot were declared elected unopposed in the polls conducted by an Election Commission made up of retired High Court Justices, just a day after the IOC suspensed the national Olympic body.
The world body had on Tuesday said that the IOA elections will be "null and void" following its suspension.
Just after his election to the high-profile post, Chautala defended the decision to go ahead with the polls despite IOC's directive, saying that the IOA had to abide by the Delhi High Court order....
more
09:19 PM, Dec 05, 2012
India's apex sports body, the IOA faces suspension for deciding to go ahead with elections despite a warning from the IOC. ...
12:10 AM, Nov 29, 2012
The International Olympic Committee on Wednesday made it clear that it will propose the suspension of IOA in its Executive Board Meeting early next month. ...
09:37 PM, Nov 28, 2012
New Delhi: The beleaguered Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) on Thursday came down heavily upon the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) for country's poor show at the London Olympics and denounced the three-member committee set-up by the Association to look into the running of the Indian hockey. The IOA had earlier in June formed a three-member committee, headed by former president of the Wrestling Federation of India G S Mander, to look...
09:01 PM, Aug 30, 2012
London: India's bid to overturn the controversial ouster of 69kg boxing medal hope Vikas Krishan from the Olympics came to a nought on Saturday when the world governing body for the game rejected their appeal in London. Stung by Vikas' ejection from the Olympics despite winning his pre-quarterfinal bout against Errol Spence of United States after a review, the Indian boxing officials filed a protest with AIBA, that was thrown...
09:29 PM, Aug 04, 2012
New Delhi: India will appeal against against boxer Vikas Krishan's ouster from the London Olympics. Indian Chef-de-Mission PK Muralidharan Raja said that the Indian boxing team will protest against the International Boxing Association's (AIBA) decision to overturn Krishan's result. "We are looking at the video recording of the bout. In our opinion, fouls were committed by the American opponent as well, he too should have been penalised. The matter is...
02:45 PM, Aug 04, 2012
London: Stunned by Vikas Krishan's ouster from the Olympic Games following a reversal of decision by the International Boxing Association, Indian Chef-de-Mission PK Muralidharan Raja on Saturday said the country's contingent will not take AIBA's decision lying down even though it has "limited options" in the matter. In a stunning reversal of fortunes, Vikas (69kg) was ousted after AIBA overturned the result of his pre-quarterfinal bout that he had won,...
11:44 AM, Aug 04, 2012
New Delhi: A row has erupted over Indian boxer Vikas Krishan's exit from the London Olympics in the 69 kg category after the decision of his bout was over turned. The Indian Olympics Association (IOA) is now crying foul. IOA Vice President Tarlochan Singh has called the decision 'wrong' and 'political'. "This is a very wrong decision. Everyone could see the fight and everyone saw him doing it. We were...
11:09 AM, Aug 04, 2012
New Delhi: Delhi High Court has issued notice to the Sports Ministry directing it to conduct elections in all sports federations where they are due. Elections in the Archery Federation are due since February, 2012. Advocate Rahul Mehra alleged that the current incumbent President of the Archery Foundation VK Malhotra was not getting the elections done because by the new age and tenure criteria, his candidature will be rejected. Mehra...
04:46 PM, Apr 25, 2012
New Delhi: Suresh Kalmadi will remain the President of the Indian Olympics Association (IOA) despite pressure from the IOC and despite being accused in the CWG scam. The IOA has said that Kalmadi will not execute his powers and that VK Malhotra will continue as the acting President. Kalmadi is out on bail after spending over nine months in jail. "Kalmadi has written two letters to the IOA acting president,...
02:08 PM, Mar 02, 2012
New Delhi: The Indian Olympic Association is convening an emergency meeting on Friday to discuss Suresh Kalmadi involvement in a host of scams during the Commonwealth Games organised in India in 2010. The sports body is under pressure from the International Olympic Council to take action against the former Commonwealth Games chief. The IOC has threatened to take action against Kalmadi if the IOA remained passive on the issue. Faced...
10:22 AM, Mar 02, 2012
New Delhi: Indian Olympic Association (IOA) Vice President Jagdish Tytler has come down heavily on former CWG chief Suresh Kalmadi, saying he should be sacked. Tytler said, "If Kalmadi is not resigning from the IOA, then he should be sacked with immediate effect. Merely giving soft statements will not work. If he doesn't resign, he should be kicked out." Earlier, Sports Minister Ajay Maken also asked for immediate action against...
04:41 PM, Jan 27, 2012
Bhopal gas tragedy victims asked the IOA to boycott the Olympics if Dow Chemicals remains as one of the sponsors. ...
10:58 PM, Dec 14, 2011
New Delhi: India is mounting pressure on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to seek the ouster of Dow Chemicals as sponsors of London 2012 and the Sports Ministry has written to the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) in this regard. Dow Chemicals is the company that's believed to be responsible for the Bhopal gas tragedy, one of the worst instances of human neglect leading to loss of thousands of lives. Dow...
09:51 PM, Dec 05, 2011
New Delhi: In politics, the rise of Suresh Kalmadi has been meteoric with a plenty of inflections. In 1977, Suresh Kalmadi was the district president of Congress' youth wing and in four years, he was the member of the Rajya Sabha. The cadet who passed out of the National Defence Academy at Khadakwasla was commissioned as an Air Force Pilot, only to join public life and become the right hand ...
01:07 PM, Apr 25, 2011
New Delhi: In politics, the rise of Suresh Kalmadi has been meteoric with a plenty of inflections. In 1977, Suresh Kalmadi was the district president of Congress' youth wing and in four years, he was the member of the Rajya Sabha. The cadet who passed out of the National Defence Academy at Khadakwasla was commissioned as an Air Force Pilot, only to join public life and become the right hand ...
01:07 PM, Apr 25, 2011
New Delhi: In politics, the rise of Suresh Kalmadi has been meteoric with a plenty of inflections. In 1977, Suresh Kalmadi was the district president of Congress' youth wing and in four years, he was the member of the Rajya Sabha. The cadet who passed out of the National Defence Academy at Khadakwasla was commissioned as an Air Force Pilot, only to join public life and become the right hand...
01:07 PM, Apr 25, 2011
New Delhi: Suresh Kalmadi who was sacked as the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (OC) on Monday, said his ouster as OC chairman is illegal and uncalled for. In a letter to the Sports Ministry, Kalmadi said, "I am shocked to receive Order dated 24th January 2011, illegally and arbitrarily removing me from the position of Chairman of the Executive Board and the Organizing Committee of the Commonwealth Games. At the...
04:53 PM, Jan 25, 2011
