Tag: Indian Olympic Association
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Basketball Federation of India announces INBL 5×5 Season 1
Dr K Govindaraj, Vice-president, Indian Olympic Association (IOA), said, "This day should be marked in golden letters in the history of Indian basketball".
September 24, 2022 -
Anil Khanna resigns as Indian Olympic Association acting president
Khanna took charge of IOA after a court ruling ended Narinder Batra's reign as chief of the apex sports body in the country.
September 22, 2022 -
CWG 2022: IOA announces PV Sindhu as flag-bearer for Team India at the opening ceremony
Alongside Sindhu, who medalled at the Rio 2016 Olympics and the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, two other highly deserving athletes were considered to be Team India's flagbearer: weightlifter Mirabai Chanu and boxer Lovlina Borgohain, who are both Olympic medallists.
July 28, 2022 -
Enough’s enough
Narinder Batra, of hockey, and Praful Patel, until recently Indian football's administrative supremo, have been given their marching orders legally, neither having presumably been deemed central to India's requirements in a year when we must take an Asian Games and a Commonwealth Games in our stride.
May 29, 2022 -
Indian Olympic Association chief urges country to celebrate Olympic Day
Olympic Day is celebrated every year on 23 June since 1948 to mark the beginning of the modern-day Olympic Games.
June 21, 2020 -
Returning to full training could take 2-3 months: Narinder Batra
Batra said that the situation that Indian sports administrators face is a unique one due to the sheer size and population of the country and a model like the one followed in Germany cannot be implemented here.
June 3, 2020 -
Batra included in IOC’s Olympic Channel Commission
Batra and IOA Secretary General Rajeev Mehta have been divided in their opinion on the resumption of training of athletes in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
May 27, 2020 -
IOA seeks financial assistance for sports bodies from government
IOA President Batra also provided a breakdown of the funds required by the different sports bodies.
May 17, 2020 -
Indian Olympic Association along with the National Sports Federations welcome new dates for Tokyo Olympics
The Games were earlier scheduled to be held between 24 July and 9 August 2020 but were forced to be postponed to 2021, in view of the threat posed by COVID-19.
March 30, 2020 -
Will wait for 1 month before making decision on Tokyo Games: IOA
This response from the IOA comes after countries like Canada and Australia have announced that they will not send their athletes to the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.
March 23, 2020 -
High level delegation visit to Tokyo ahead of Olympics postponed
Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju, IOA president Narinder Batra, secretary-general Rajeev Mehta were to be among officials comprising the delegations.
March 15, 2020 -
Big bash
The big boys, trailed by their spouses or partners, fly in, have a rollicking good time, see the sights and stuff the glistering freebies into their jawhits- floor bags picked up in Milan, New York or London and fly in due course away, comparing notes, laughing all the way home.
March 10, 2020 -
IOA invites Sourav Ganguly to be Goodwill Ambassador of Indian contingent at Tokyo Olympics
"You are an inspiration for a billion people, especially the youth," IOA Secretary wrote in his letter.
February 2, 2020 -
IOA disaffiliates Karate Association of India for violating its constitution
The IOA took the decision during its Annual General Meeting on December 30 but the formal letter informing the disaffiliation was sent to the World Karate Federation (WKF) on Monday.
January 7, 2020 -
5 disciplines omitted from National Games to be hosted by Uttarakhand
The state government hosted a meeting recently in Dehradun and decided to approach the Indian Olympic Association and ask the apex sports body to eliminate cycling, horse riding, golf, modern pentathlon and sailing disciplines from the 38th National Games.
January 4, 2020 -
IOA Chief to meet presidents, secretary generals of National Sports Federations
IOA Chief Batra, in a notice addressed to all the NSFs, stated that the meetings will be on one on one basis.
December 16, 2019 -
Rajyavardhan Rathore declines to comment on shooting’s exclusion from CWG
Recently, Indian Olympic Association (IOA) Chief Narinder Batra had said that Commonwealth Games are just a waste of time and money and Rathore, when asked about it, refused to comment.
October 1, 2019