International Olympic Committee

Wrestler Nazaryan goes on hunger strike over Games axe Double Olympic wrestling champion has decided to go on a hunger strike to protest against the sport's possible exclusion from the 2020 Games. ...  
08:22 PM, Mar 02, 2013

Wrestling faces tough fight to pin down Olympic spot With only seven months to convince IOC members to remove wrestling from the chopping block, wrestling officials are marshalling their forces. ...  
08:45 AM, Mar 01, 2013

AIBA approves IABF's amended constitution AIBA had provisionally suspended the IABF last year, citing the IOC's ban on the IOA and 'possible manipulation' in its elections. ...  
04:34 PM, Feb 25, 2013

Wrestling removal a wake-up call for hockey: Negre
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"We believe that hockey is very strong in the Olympics, but we need to see how we can make it better," the FIH president added. ...  
10:39 PM, Feb 21, 2013

World wrestling chief fired after Olympic snub
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FILA chief Martinetti had come under fire for failing to do enough to promote wrestling inside the International Olympic Committee. ...  
02:58 PM, Feb 16, 2013

IOC decision to drop wrestling surprises Russia
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IOC decision to remove wrestling from the Games programme is surprising, president of the Russian Olympic Committee said, vowing to appeal for a reversed decision. ...  
02:50 PM, Feb 14, 2013

Is hockey's Olympic future in the dark? The IOC mulled over dropping hockey to the relegation zone for the 2020 Games but eventually put wrestling in that group. ...  
01:40 PM, Feb 14, 2013

Hockey just about managed to escape Olympics exit IOC mulled to remove hockey from the Olympic programme in 2020 but eventually put wrestling in the group of 8 sports fighting for one spot. ...  
10:01 AM, Feb 14, 2013

IOC plays down dropping wrestling from 2020 Olympics India's government said on Wednesday it would seek the support of other countries where wrestling is popular to help the sport remain an Olympic discipline. ...  
07:45 PM, Feb 13, 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

Wrestling will make it back to 2020 Olympics: Yogeshwar Dutt IOC decided to drop wrestling for the 2020 Games retaining modern pentathlon in its list of core sports. ...  
06:05 PM, Feb 12, 2013

Wrestling will make it back to 2020 Olympics: Yogeshwar Dutt IOC decided to drop wrestling for the 2020 Games retaining modern pentathlon in its list of core sports. ...  
06:05 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

IOC drops wrestling from 2020 Olympics An official stated that the IOC executive board decided to retain modern pentathlon and remove wrestling instead. ...  
04:29 PM, Feb 12, 2013

Sports Yearender 2012: From crescendo to a black hole The best Olympics medal haul ever by India was undone by IOA bosses who led to the association's suspension. ...  
12:59 PM, Dec 28, 2012

IOC's suspension of IOA is a short-term problem: Sumariwala The IOA was slapped with a suspension by the IOC for not adhering to the Olympic Charter during its elections held earlier this month. ...  
06:39 PM, Dec 19, 2012

Issues between IOC, IOA can be resolved: Govt " We have spoken to IOC and they have given an assurance that Indian sportspersons will not suffer, "said Sports Minister Jitendra Singh. ...  
02:38 PM, Dec 19, 2012

Indian athletes can take part in OCA Games: OCA The OCA's decision came in the wake of the suspension imposed on IOA by the International Olympic Committee earlier this month. ...  
06:07 PM, Dec 18, 2012

HC refuses to appoint committee to run suspended IOA The Delhi High Court on Monday refused to form a committee to conduct the affairs of Indian Olympic Association (IOA), recently suspended by International Olympic Committee (IOC) owing to the government's alleged interference into its affairs and non-observance of Olympic charter by it. ...  
10:46 PM, Dec 17, 2012

Anand hopes for IOC-IOA conflict solution before Olympics
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Anand hoped the conflict between the IOC and the IOA will be sorted out before the 2016 Olympics. ...  
10:17 PM, Dec 17, 2012