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Indian Olympic Association president P.T. Usha is confident about securing the hosting rights of the 2030 Centenary Commonwealth Games during the Commonwealth Sport General Assembly in Glasgow on November 26. “Tomorrow we are leaving for Glasgow. I am confident that people’s hope will be fulfilled. I am positive. Just wait for 2-3 days,” Usha said…
Ending a lengthy feud, the Indian Olympic Association’s Executive Council on Thursday ratified the appointment of CEO Raghuram Iyer and set up a panel to tackle doping after India’s poor record was flagged by the IOC during a national delegation’s visit to push for the 2036 Olympic bid. The EC members had refused to ratify…
Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president P. T. Usha has constituted a three-member fact-finding committee to ascertain the reasons for the prolonged delay in conducting the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) elections and to recommend a roadmap to ensure fair and timely polls. The committee, formed on Friday, is chaired by IOA Treasurer Sahdev Yadav, with…
Although there were other participants, by the time she had cleared the first of the ten obstacles in the women’s 400m hurdles race at the Federation Cup in Kochi on Wednesday, Vithya Ramraj knew she was essentially running by herself. “It’s difficult to push yourself in a competition in India. After the first hurdle, I…
Indian Olympic Association (IOA) chief P T Usha on Tuesday defended her decision to appoint an ad-hoc committee for boxing, saying the national federation failed to fulfil its “fundamental responsibilities” in the last year and her action was necessary to “restore order and ensure proper governance”. Her statement came in response to IOA Vice President…
The Delhi High Court on Monday stayed the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) order which replaced the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) with a five-member ad-hoc committee, according to information shared by the BFI. On February 24, IOA president P.T. Usha replaced the BFI with the ad-hoc panel on the ground that the federation had not…
The state of Meghalaya has been granted the hosting rights of the 39th National Games, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) confirmed in its February 10 letter to Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma on Tuesday. “This decision is a recognition of Meghalaya’s commitment to promoting sports and its capability to host a prestigious multi-sport event of…
