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After drawing IOC flak, IOA to move on CEO appointment

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Oct 18, 2023 09:10

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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.

Mar 13, 2019 10:03

IOC, IUCN launch new biodiversity guide on sports infrastructure

NAIROBI: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has joined hands with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) for creating a new guide ‘Sport and Biodiversity: Guidelines for mitigating biodiversity impacts of new sports venues’.

Mar 08, 2019 13:03

BFI wins Delhi HC case against rival faction IABF

NEW DELHI: The Boxing Federation of India (BFI) was confirmed as the official governing body of boxing in the country by the Delhi High Court on Thursday. Earlier, the BFI had filed a petition against its rivals, the Indian Amateur Boxing Federation (IABF) over its organising of the sub-junior inter-zonal boxing championships across the country.

Mar 05, 2019 11:03

UWW issues diktat to its affiliates to suspend dealings with WFI

NEW DELHI: The repercussions of India’s denial of visas to two Pakistani shooters at the recent ISSF World Cup, and the diktat from the International Olympic Committee that followed the Union government's decision, has now hit the country's wrestling fraternity.

Feb 25, 2019 16:02

Visa denial: Asian Snooker event off, Indian Open badminton on

NEW DELHI: It's happened sooner than expected. The first repercussions of the missive sent out by the International Olympic Committee to continental and world federations to neither award nor hold sports events in India, till such time as the Union government provides written assurances that it will follow the Olympic charter.

Feb 22, 2019 13:02

Breakdancing pips squash for potential Paris 2024 Olympics debut

LAUSANNE: The Organizing Committee of the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games Thursday submitted its proposals for sports to be added to the event. These include the likes of skateboarding, surfing and sport climbing, which will be making its first appearance in the Tokyo 2020 Games.

Feb 22, 2019 10:02

IOC bars India from bidding for global events, tells IFs to do same

NEW DELHI: Coming down hard on "repeat offender" India, the International Olympic Committee on Friday suspended "ALL discussions” with the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) regarding the hosting of global sporting events in future.

Feb 21, 2019 14:02

ISSF mulls sanctions on India for blocking Pak entry to Delhi WC

NEW DELHI: The International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) has expressed its dismay towards the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) and Indian governing authorities for blocking the participation of Pakistani shooters for the World Cup in the city.

Feb 20, 2019 14:02

Visa U-turn: India blocks Pak participation in ISSF WC

NEW DELHI: The National Rifle Association of Pakistan (NRAP) has confirmed that India has not provided its shooting contingent with visas to travel to the city for participating in the International Sport Shooting Federation (ISSF) World Cup starting Thursday, Press Trust of India reports.

Feb 15, 2019 12:02

Olympic and Paralympic athletes to form new association 'Global Athlete'

LONDON: A new initiative called ‘Global Athlete’ is set to be based out of the United Kingdom which aims to act like a trade union to empower men and women athletes in the world across Olympic and Paralympic Sports, BBC reports. The development comes after recent scandals such as doping in Russia and sex abuse in the USA gymnastics team.

Feb 09, 2019 14:02

Amazon Fire TV to showcase Olympic Channel

ZURICH: Olympic Channel, the official multimedia platform service of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), has extended its reach by agreeing to a digital partnership deal with Amazon Fire TV.

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