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SC Rules CoA Assigned By Delhi HC Will Not Take Over IOA Operations; Issues Status Quo Orders
Supreme Court imposed status quo orders on August 18, preventing Committee of Administrators formed by Delhi High Court from taking over Indian Olympic Association. IOA and Center had petitioned SC in response to Delhi HC's decision. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing Center, pointed out "India has already been suspended from FIFA. The Olympic Association may also suspend the Indian Olympic Association if CoA is appointed as 'third… read-more
Tags: Supreme Court of India, IOA, Delhi HC, Committee of administers
Courtesy: India Today
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IOC Warns Indian Olympic Association To Hold Elections Soon Or Risk Being Suspended
International Olympic Committee (IOC) warned Indian Olympic Association (IOA) that if elections are not held in "coming weeks," it will be subjected to another suspension. IOA elections were scheduled for December of last year but were postponed owing to a court case attempting to amend its constitution to conform to norms of national sports code. IOC and Olympic… read-more
Tags: IOC, IOA, Elections, Ban, Olympic
Courtesy: Zee news
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Wear Only IOA Kits; IOA Warns Olympic-Qualified Athletes
The Indian Olympic Association seized jurisdiction over the country's Tokyo Games-bound athletes' digital, video, and picture rights on June 22. Explaining it, IOA secretary general Rajeev Mehta said that the Olympic-qualified athletes are bound to wear only the kits provided by IOA; Otherwise stringent action will be taken. According to the IOA, they found the athletes having sponsorship contracts with other companies. However, no such names… read-more
Tags: Olympics, Tokyo Olympics, IOA, Indian Athletes
Courtesy: The Indian Express
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IOA Chief Denies Claims Of Tokyo Olympics Barring India's Entry
IOA Chief Narinder Batra said that there's zero truth in a Malaysian media's claim of ten countries including India being on verge of not acquiring entry into the Tokyo Olympics. The report claimed countries including the United Kingdom, Malaysia and many more due to surge in COVID-19 cases in these countries. Refuting the claims, Tokyo Olympics CEO Toshiro Muto stated that the contingents from aforementioned need to be fully vaccinated.
Tags: Tokyo Olympics, narinder batra, IOA, COVID-19 outbreak
Courtesy: The Times of India
