IOC-OCA observers not acceptable to IOA: Malhotra
September 13th, 2012 - 10:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) Thursday made it clear that it was unhappy with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) appointing neutral observers for its elections ... Read more...
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Swiss Olympian kicked off team after sending racist tweet
August 1st, 2012 - 1:02 am ICT by BNO News
LONDON, ENGLAND (BNO NEWS) -- A Swiss football star was kicked off the men's Olympic team Monday after sending out a tweet deemed to be racist, sports officials said. It comes just ... Read more...
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Bhopal gas victims write to IOC against Dow
February 29th, 2012 - 10:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) Two groups fighting for justice to the Bhopal gas tragedy victims Wednesday urged the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the 2012 London Olympics Organising Committee ... Read more...
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IOA reconstitutes Ethics Committee
January 4th, 2012 - 5:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) The Indian Olympics Association (IOA) Wednesday reconstituted its Ethics Committee and Court of Arbitration by inducting five new members.Supreme court Judge (retd) Arun Kumar and ... Read more...
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IOA to convey concern of Bhopal victims to London organisers
December 6th, 2011 - 12:57 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) Monday said it will convey the concerns of the Bhopal gas disaster victims to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) regarding ... Read more...
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FIH to continue recognising Hockey India
November 12th, 2011 - 9:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 12 (IANS) In a major breather for hockey in the country, International Hockey Federation (FIH) has decided to continue with its recognition of Hockey India (HI) and ... Read more...
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IOA rejects revised sports bill
October 18th, 2011 - 5:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 18 (IANS) A day after the sports ministry came out with a revised sports bill, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) Tuesday rejected the measure, saying the government ... Read more...
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IOA forms Ethics Commission comprising retired judges
September 12th, 2011 - 5:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has set up a three-member Ethics Commission comprising former Supreme Court and High Court judges.The judges, however, have not ... Read more...
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India lose Champions Trophy
September 6th, 2011 - 3:14 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 6 (IANS) The 2011 men's Champions Trophy will not be held in India as originally scheduled but will be shifted to another venue which will be announced within ... Read more...
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Sports ministry to evaluate HI-IHF power sharing formula
August 4th, 2011 - 8:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) Sports minister Ajay Maken Thursday said the government was evaluating the power-sharing formula between the recognised Hockey India (HI) and the Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) ... Read more...
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FIH rejects HI-IHF unification (Lead)
July 29th, 2011 - 11:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) Frowning upon the "compromise settlement" reached between warring Hockey India (HI) and Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) without its knowledge, the International Hockey Federation (FIH) said ... Read more...
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FIH frowns at HI-IHF unification, pulls tournaments out of India
July 29th, 2011 - 9:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) In a major blow to Indian hockey, the International Hockey Federation (FIH) has withdrawn all international tournaments allotted to the country, frowning upon the "unification" ... Read more...
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IOA, NSFs meet PM over controversial sports bill
June 14th, 2011 - 12:24 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) A 12-member delegation of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) and National Sports Federations (NSF) met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here Monday and asked him ... Read more...
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IOC warns Indian government against implementing guidelines
April 7th, 2011 - 9:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has issued another warning to India, saying that "appropriate measures" will be taken at its next executive board meeting in ... Read more...
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Kalmadi says his removal is illegal and arbitrary
January 25th, 2011 - 8:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) A defiant Suresh Kalmadi blasted the sports ministry Monday saying that his removal as the chairman of the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee and executive board was illegal ... Read more...
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Snubbed by ministry, Randhir quits SAI governing body
August 31st, 2010 - 6:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) Indian Olympic Association (IOA) secretary general Randhir Singh Tuesday resigned from the governing body of the Sports Authority of India (SAI) to protest what he alleges ... Read more...
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Tennis teams for CWG, Davis Cup to be selected Friday
August 10th, 2010 - 7:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) The teams for the Davis Cup World Group tie and the Commonwealth Games will be picked Friday by the selection committee and executive committee of All ... Read more...
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IOA does what is good for the sports: Randhir Singh
July 1st, 2010 - 9:34 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, July 1 (ANI): The Secretary General of Indian Olympic Association (IOA), Randhir Singh, on Thursday said the organisation is committed to proper governance of sports bodies and is doing all ... Read more...
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Our autonomy should be respected: Randhir
June 29th, 2010 - 7:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) India Olympic Association (IOA) secretary general Randhir Singh Tuesday maintained that the government will have to respect the autonomy of the sports federations and that they have ... Read more...
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IOC brokers truce between IOA, sports ministry
June 23rd, 2010 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) The International Olympic Committee (IOC) appears to have brokered a truce between Indian sports federations and the sports ministry on the functioning of the sports bodies.
The IOC, ... Read more...
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IOA rejects ministry guidelines on tenure, age-limit
May 18th, 2010 - 9:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) Tuesday put up a brave front against the union sports ministry, rejecting its guidelines on tenure of office and age-limit for ... Read more...
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IOA opposed to sports ministry move to fix tenure and age
May 17th, 2010 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) is gearing up to oppose the sports ministry's move to fix tenures and age-limit of office-bearers of national sports bodies.
On the eve ... Read more...
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Sports ministry hits back at IOC on tenure, age limit
May 12th, 2010 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) The sports ministry, answering back to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) which said it must not fix tenures of officials of the national sports federations, has pointed ... Read more...
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Sports Ministry hits back at IOC on tenure issue (Lead)
May 12th, 2010 - 9:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) The Sports Ministry, reacting to the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) response that it must not fix tenures of officials of the national sports bodies, has hit back ... Read more...
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Don’t curb sports bodies’ autonomy, IOC warns India
May 12th, 2010 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has warned India not to take away the autonomy of sports federations, failing which there would be consequences.
In a letter to Sports ... Read more...
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IOC ask sports ministry not to impose tenure clause
May 12th, 2010 - 7:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) The sports ministry's bid to fix the tenure of officials of national sports federations received a setback with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) saying that such measures ... Read more...
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Ministry has no business questioning my integrity: Randhir
May 6th, 2010 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) Indian Olympic Association (IOA) secretary general Randhir Singh Thursday trained his guns at the Sports Ministry for launching a "personal attack" on him for approaching the International ... Read more...
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Delhi HC asks Centre for affidavit on implementation of Sports Ministry’s
May 5th, 2010 - 9:42 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, May 5 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked the Central Government to produce an affidavit on the implementation of the new guidelines issued by the Ministry of ... Read more...
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Sports ministry takes umbrage at IOC communication
May 5th, 2010 - 8:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) The sports ministry Wednesday strongly reacted to the International Olympic Committee's objections to the Indian government fixing tenure of office-bearers of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) ... Read more...
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IOC and Asian council extend support to IOA
May 4th, 2010 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) Flaunting the letters of unequivocal support from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), Indian Olympic Association (IOA) secretary general Randhir Singh ... Read more...
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Ministry neither giving funds nor equipment, say NSFs
May 3rd, 2010 - 11:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) The National Sports Federations (NSF) Monday slammed the union sports ministry for claiming to fund the Indian sport when the reality is it only spends a fraction ... Read more...
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Kalmadi furious, dubs ministry’s guidelines draconian
May 3rd, 2010 - 9:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) In a show of strength the political heavyweights stood shoulder to shoulder with Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president Suresh Kalmadi Monday as he dubbed as "draconian" the ... Read more...
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Sports ministry takes on Kalmadi, limits tenures of office bearers
May 2nd, 2010 - 3:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) The sports ministry Sunday imposed limits on the tenures of office bearers of recognised National Sports Federations (NSFs) and the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) -- as a ... Read more...
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Tokyo plans to bid for 2020 Olympics
November 9th, 2009 - 2:28 pm ICT by IANS
Tokyo, Nov 9 (DPA) Tokyo is planning to apply to host the 2020 Olympics, the city's governor Shintaro Ishihara said Monday.
Japan's capital applied for the 2016 games but lost out to ... Read more...
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India wants violence, corruption, drug abuse out of sports
October 20th, 2009 - 5:40 pm ICT by IANS
United Nations, Oct 20 (IANS) India has called for strong vigil and resolute action to prevent intrusion of evils like violence, corruption, hooliganism, deception and drug abuse into sports
Describing sport is a ... Read more...
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