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
Randhir said that he has been "pained" by the "slanderous campaign" that has been carried out against him. ...
12:51 PM, Nov 25, 2012
Cleans Sports India sought Prime Minister's intervention to ensure that the Sports Code is followed in the upcoming IOA elections. ...
08:09 PM, Nov 24, 2012
Read the full text of IOC and OCA's joint letter addressed to IOA, which CNN-IBN correspondent Digvijay Singh Deo has accessed. ...
03:21 PM, Nov 24, 2012
In a joint letter along with Olympic Council of Asia, the IOC has threatened to disaffiliate IOA if they conduct the upcoming polls under government guidelines. ...
12:34 PM, Nov 24, 2012
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
New Delhi: In a new twist to controversial elections of the IOA, the International Olympic Committee on Friday warned of a possible ban on the national sports body if government regulations are followed in its poll on December 5. In a joint letter to Indian Olympic Association acting president Vijay Kumar Malhotra and secretary general Randhir Singh, who himself is a presidential candidate, IOC and OCA chiefs Jacques Rogge and...
06:38 PM, Nov 23, 2012
New Delhi: The Indian Olympic Association on lashed out at the Sports Ministry for writing to the IOC regarding the Sports Code's implementation in the upcoming IOA elections, saying that the government's action was an assault on the autonomy of sports bodies in the country. In a missive to IOC president Jacques Rogge, IOA Acting President Vijay Kumar Malhotra said the letter written by Sports Secretary to the world body...
02:58 PM, Nov 22, 2012
New Delhi: The high-profile election of the Indian Olympic Association will now be held on December 5, ten days after its earlier scheduled date of November 25 following the resignation of Election Commission Chairman S Y Quraishi. The elections had to be postponed in the wake of dramatic resignation of Quraishi, a former Chief Election Commissioner, citing IOA's backtracking from its earlier commitment to hold the polls under the Government's...
06:55 PM, Nov 21, 2012
With the Indian Olympic association elections delayed, battle for the president is getting bitter day by day. Abhay Singh Chautala accuses his rival Randhir Singh of using his access at the international Olympic committee to derail the election process. Associate editor sports Digvijay Singh Deo pieces together the details. ...
04:39 PM, Nov 21, 2012
New Delhi: The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Monday appointed Anil Dev Singh, retired chief justice of the Rajasthan High Court, as the head of its three-member election commission. Singh's appointment was made by IOA acting president Vijay Kumar Malhotra to fill the vacancy caused by SY Quraishi. The other members of the commission are Justice (retd.) VK Bali, who is also the returning officer, and Justice (retd.) JD Kapur....
04:19 PM, Nov 19, 2012
In a new twist, the upcoming and most talked about IOA elections has been postponed. ...
02:23 PM, Nov 19, 2012
CWG tainted Lalit Bhanot's return has fuelled further divide in the Indian Olympic Association. ...
12:14 PM, Nov 16, 2012
Speaking to the CNN-IBN, IOA secretary general Randhir Singh said he has decided to meet the challenge head on now. ...
09:01 AM, Nov 09, 2012
Randhir Singh's decision to contest the elections has added heat to the battle. ...
10:58 AM, Nov 08, 2012
New Delhi: Indian Olympic Association (IOA) vice president Tarlochan Singh has written to the IOC, saying that its members should excuse themselves from contesting elections in the national olympic body. In his letter to the International Olympic Commitee (IOC) president Jacques Rogge, Tarlochan took no names but apparently referred to Randhir Singh, who is an IOC member and is said to be contesting elections for IOA president's post. "I feel...
11:09 PM, Nov 01, 2012
New Delhi: International Hockey Federation (FIH) on Friday said that the decision of IOA's Special Committee that Hockey India will be the sole body to run the game in the country will be "suspended" till the disposal of the case pending at the Delhi High Court. Indian Olympic Association had accepted a decision by its special committee that HI should be the official body in the country but the High...
06:21 PM, Oct 26, 2012
New Delhi: Under pressure to quit, tainted Indian Olympic Association President Suresh Kalmadi said that he will not seek re-nomination in the IOA's upcoming elections and hinted at retiring from sports administration. In a significant development, Kalmadi said that he will make way for a new generation of sports leaders after having served as IOA president for the last 16 years. Kalmadi, who was arrested and released on bail in...
07:25 PM, Oct 13, 2012
IOA vice-president Jagdish Tytler says that it's sad that people involved in CWG scam still want to hold the top posts. ...
09:52 AM, Oct 09, 2012
The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) elections have been deferred till November 25. ...
10:14 PM, Sep 24, 2012
