IOA Athletes Commission

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.  

And it continues to remain so. The commission on Sunday reportedly decided against releasing a statement expressing solidarity for the protesting wrestlers.

Nov 15, 2022 17:11
NEW DELHI: Indian boxing icon Mary Kom has been unanimously elected as chairperson of the Indian Olympic Association's freshly constituted Athletes Commission, while table tennis legend Achanta Sharath Kamal has been elected as vice-chairperson. 
Nov 14, 2022 18:11
NEW DELHI: Five-time world champion boxer MC Mary Kom, double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu and multiple-time winter Olympian Shiva Keshavan are among 10 eminent sportspersons (five male, five female) elected unopposed as members of the Indian Olympic Association Athletes Commission in the polls held here on Monday.