The Tokyo Olympics were slated to be held in July-August this year but had to be postponed to 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
June 27, 2020Olympic Day is celebrated every year on 23 June since 1948 to mark the beginning of the modern-day Olympic Games.
June 21, 2020Mittal has claimed that there had been "gross violations" in the process which led to Narinder Batra being elected IOA President in December 2017.
June 12, 2020On June 8, he wrote to FIH Disciplinary Commissioner Gordon Nurse, wherein he questioned the eligibility of Narinder Batra as FIH President.
June 12, 2020Narinder Batra in a letter to IOA's Executive Committee and IOA members said that he will formally respond to the allegations once he returns to office.
June 7, 2020Batra however said that there is nothing to worry about as the central government has assured support till the Tokyo Olympics and beyond.
June 4, 2020Batra 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, 2020Additionally, two members of staff, one each from his offices in New Delhi and Faridabad have also tested positive for the virus.
May 29, 2020Batra 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, 2020IOA President Batra also provided a breakdown of the funds required by the different sports bodies.
May 17, 2020The FIH said in a statement on Friday that the terms of Batra and the Executive Board members have now been extended.
May 9, 2020Batra was elected as FIH president in November 2016, becoming the first Indian to head the international federation of an Olympic sport.
May 3, 2020A DDCA release stated that all the members unanimously "passed all the resolutions and agendas" but sources in the controversy-plagued cricket body informed that the AGM had its share of drama.
December 29, 2019On shooting being excluded, Sidhu had said: "I think it has happened before. We have backed out in the past. India is a big nation and we can throw our weight behind this."
July 28, 2019The IOA members also reviewed India’s performance at the XXI Commonwealth Games 2018.
June 2, 2018Batra also said that country should aim to win "double digit" medals.
May 6, 2018Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Thursday criticised the Sports Ministry for axing 21 officials from the Indian contingent for the upcoming Commonwealth Games, starting at the Gold Coast April 4. According to the list, the ministry has omitted the names of the Chief Medical Officer and an assistant physiotherapist of the IOA besides other officials...
March 22, 2018