Indian Olympic Association

The Indian Olympic Association, which has been dragging its feet for more than a year on the International Olympic Committee's demand that it appoint a professional chief executive, will finally re-initiate the hiring process after being called out by the IOC. 

The IOA executive council, which met in Mumbai on Tuesday, decided to issue a new advertisement for the post. The CEO will be an ex-officio member of the IOA executive council without voting rights.

May 15, 2023 18:05
NEW DELHI: The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has debarred all outgoing Wrestling Federation of India officials from undertaking any administrative WFI function with immediate effect. 
May 05, 2023 20:05
NEW DELHI: An ad hoc committee, formed by the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), has taken charge of the crisis-ridden Wrestling Federation of India (WFI).  The Sports Ministry had instructed the IOA to form the ad hoc committee to oversee the affairs of the WFI and conduct elections within 45 days of the panel’s formation. 
May 03, 2023 19:05
Taking note of the ongoing turmoil in Indian wrestling, United World Wrestling (UWW) president Nenad Lalovic has demanded clarity on who is running the sport in the country. 
May 01, 2023 17:05
More than a week into a second round of protests by wrestlers against the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) and its president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh in New Delhi, one entity that has been conspicuously silemt is the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) Athletes Commission.  
Apr 28, 2023 16:04
The pushback has been swift and on point. Close on the heels of a cringe-worthy display of obsequiousness to the powers that be by athletics great and Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president PT Usha, who on Thursday slammed the protesting wrestlers, many prominent voices from the Indian sports fraternity have come out in support of the grapplers.  
Apr 27, 2023 20:04
NEW DELHI: Showing exemplary gratitude to the Centre whose support pitchforked her into the position of president of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), athletics great PT Usha on Thursday accused the wrestlers who were protesting on the streets of "tarnishing the country’s image".
Apr 26, 2023 20:04
The Indian Olympic Association has reportedly called for a meeting on May 5 to discuss objections and suggestions that could be incorporated or altered in the newly-drafted IOA constitution. 
Apr 24, 2023 20:04
NEW DELHI: The Union Sports Ministry, faced with the less than flattering optics around the country's top wrestlers resuming their sit-in protest here on Sunday in the wake of the apathetic handling of their grievances, on Monday cancelled the elections of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), that were scheduled for May 7. 
Mar 30, 2023 19:03
LAUSANNE: The International Olympic Committee has directed the Indian Olympic Association to appoint a chief executive officer without further delay, and also confirmed that the 140th IOC session will be held in Mumbai in October this year. The IOC formally acknowledged the results of the IOA elections during its executive board meeting here on Wednesday night.
Dec 20, 2022 17:12
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the Olympic Committee of Asia (OCA) have given their stamp of approval to the newly-elected body of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) following its recent elections. The two governing bodies also congratulated the IOA president PT Usha through a letter dated December 16.