Legendary sprinter P.T. Usha has been elected as the President of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA). The deadline to file the nomination papers for the IOA elections ended yesterday. Cabinet Minister Kiren Rijiju took to social media to congratulate the veteran athlete on her new appointment in the IOA. “Congratulations to legendary Golden Girl, Smt….
The Ministry for Youth Affairs and Sports has written to the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) asking the body to take responsibility of the athletes if they belong to a National Sports Federation (NSF) which is not recognised by the Government or it has lost its annual recognition. In the letter written by the Ministry, it…
The Tokyo Olympic organisers are working on how to ensure safe stay and seamless training of the Indian athletes inside the Games Village, according to a letter they have sent to the Indian Olympic Association (IOA). The Indian athletes and officials travelling for the Olympics have been asked by the Japanese government to undergo daily…
New Delhi: The Sports Ministry has cleared a 804-member Indian contingent, including 572 athletes, for the Asian Games but said it will bear the expense of 755 members with 49 out of 232 officials allowed at no cost to government. The Ministry cleared all the athletes and officials recommended by the Indian Olympic Association with…
New Delhi: Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra has been handed the honour of being the Indian contingent’s flag bearer at the upcoming Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang. The announcement was made by Dr. Narinder Batra, President of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) at a send-off ceremony for the Indian contingent in New Delhi on Friday….
The Sports Ministry yesterday said it will bear the cost of kits and uniforms of the Asian Games-bound athletes, whose Federations are not affiliated to the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), after the IOA refused to cover these expenses. “NO team participating in #AsianGames2018 will have to bear the expenses of kit & uniform by themselves…
International Hockey Federation (FIH) Chief Narinder Batra was elected the President of Indian Olympic Association (IOA) in an Annual General Body Meeting on Thursday. He will succeed N. Ramachandran from Tamil Nadu. Batra was elected unopposed as his competent Anil Khanna, former All India Tennis Association (AITA) President, had already withdrawn his candidature for the…
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