Last week, the IOA had named seasoned table tennis star Achanta Sharath Kamal as India’s flagbearer for the Paris Olympics, slated for July-August this year.
“Refer to this office Order No. IOA WFI/I-28/2023/1560 dated 27 December 2023, wherein an Ad Hoc Committee for wrestling was appointed, it is hereby ordered that the said Ad Hoc committee is dissolved with immediate effect,” the IOA said in a statement.
Newly-elected WFI body, led by former chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh’s close aide Sanjay Singh was suspended for abruptly announcing the junior national championships.
The seminar will be conducted in coordination with the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) sometime in the coming months.
IOA also organised a glittering send-off ceremony here last evening which was graced by the sports minister i Anurag Singh Thakur, IOA President PT Usha along with other senior officials.
India’s top wrestlers, including Olympian medallist Bajrang Punia, who had spearheaded the protest against Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij…
(IOA) on Friday launched a unique Olympic Movement – ‘Bharat In Paris’ campaign - a blend of sports & sustainability to kick-off the countdown to India’s participation at the Paris Olympics 2024.
The meeting, as per the sources, will be held at 5.45 in the evening. The IOA will conduct the meeting virtually with the wrestlers to discuss the allegations levelled by the ace grapplers as well as other complaints and demands they have put forward.
Earlier this month, India's legendary athlete PT Usha was elected unopposed as the first woman president of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA).
A handball player has filed a police report (FIR) accusing Pandey, who serves as the Indian Olympic Association's (IOA) treasurer, of sexual assault.
