International Olympic Committee

Can India return to the Olympics?

A crucial meeting between India's top sports officials and the International Olympic Committee is currently on at its headquarters in Switzerland to try and get India's suspension revoke. although IOA president VK Malhotra and IOC member Randhir Singh are not at this meeting, a nine member indian delegation is presenting its case to find ways to get India back into the fold. ...
04:38 PM, May 15, 2013

IOC decision to drop wrestling from 2020 Olympics creates stir

The International Olympic Committee dropped wrestling from the 2020 Olympics on Tuesday. ...
08:47 PM, Feb 12, 2013

IOC drops wrestling from 2020 Olympics

The IOC leaders dropped wrestling for the 2020 Games in a surprise decision to scrap one of the oldest sports on the Olympic program while retaining modern pentathlon in its list of core sports. ...
05:19 PM, Feb 12, 2013

Should the Indian Olympic Association be disbanded?

The International Olympic Committee on Tuesday suspended IOA for conducting elections under government's sports code. ...
12:01 AM, Dec 06, 2012

IOA to hold elections despite suspension

However, the IOC, which suspended the IOA on Tuesday, made it clear that it won't be recognised. ...
02:32 PM, Dec 05, 2012

Have politicians finished the Indian Olympic movement?

India faces suspension by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) due to government interference in the forthcoming election of its national Olympic body. ...
12:47 AM, Nov 29, 2012

International Olympic Committee ban looms large on India

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has threatened to ban the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) if the upcoming elections (December 5) are not held according to the Olympic Charter. ...
09:00 PM, Nov 27, 2012

IOC warns IOA of possible disaffiliation

In a letter to the Indian Olympic Association, the International Olympic Committee threatened to disaffiliate the national sports body if it followed government guidelines in the upcoming polls. ...
08:02 PM, Nov 23, 2012

Won't drop Dow as sponsors: IOC snubs India

In a letter to the IOA, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has stated that Dow Chemicals had no role in the 1984 Bhopal Gas Tragedy. ...
03:17 PM, Feb 16, 2012

London games: MP CM writes to PM over Dow

MP CM Shivraj Singh Chauhan has written to the PM, demanding that Dow should pay compensation or India should withdraw from the Olympics. ...
08:04 AM, Jan 28, 2012