No athlete is misinformed on coronavirus outbreak: IOA chief
Other Sports | February 05, 2020 19:10 ISTIOA chief Narinder Batra stated that all the medical advisories are being shared with athletes following the outbreak of coronavirus in China.
IOA chief Narinder Batra stated that all the medical advisories are being shared with athletes following the outbreak of coronavirus in China.
At Rio Games in 2016, cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar, Beijing Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra, actor Salman Khan and music composer A.R. Rahman were named the Goodwill Ambassadors.
The Ministry also wrote to the Indian Olympic Association to constitute an ad hoc committee to discharge the functions of the RFI.
The IOA took the decision during its Annual General Meeting on December 30 but the formal letter informing the disaffiliation was sent to the World Karate Federation (WKF) on Monday.
In a strongly-worded letter to COA president Raman Singh, IOA chief Narinder Batra has asked the state unit to "re-amend" its constitution by February 15.
The CGF CEO said that he and Martin did not discuss much about the IOA boycott proposal during their meeting with Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju earlier in the day.
After Narinder Batra suggested that the standards of CWG aren't high and that India should pull-out to improve its own quality, various Indian athletes including Vijender Singh and Jaspal Rana, have voiced their criticism.
The IOA shot back a strongly-worded letter to Chan, condemning the statement of the CGF and terming it "unwarranted."
Hours after the suspension of India's only WADA-recognized dope-test laboratory, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) blamed NADA for not paying enough attention to the issue.
NRAI secretary Rajeev Bhatia said they are on the same page as far as boycotting of the Games is concerned.
The CGF said it intends to meet with the Indian Olympic Association officials in the near future to help find a solution to the concerns raised.
It was revealed in June that the Executive Board of the CGF had decided to exclude shooting from 2022 Games to be held in Birmingham.
The Commonwealth Games Federation on Thursday left out shooting from the 2022 Birmingham Games in its Executive Board meeting while recommending the inclusion of three new sports.
The government's decision comes after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) had decided to "suspend all discussions" with India regarding hosting of global sporting events.
The proposal to elect Narinder Batra and 9 other new members was submitted on Wednesday by the Executive Board of the IOC to IOC Session that will meet in June in Lausanne.
The IOC has asked all the IFs to get a written undertaking from the Indian authorities for equal participation before allotting the country any world event in future involving Kosovo.
The OCA president also cited how Spain despite not recognising Kosovo as a sovereign country, allowed its athletes to participate in a sporting event held in the country.
The IOA official said Kosovo also participated in the 2016 Rio Olympics despite the fact that Brazil too doesn't recognise the disputed country.
The 18-year-old from a village near Dhing in Assam started running only in late 2016 but has quickly risen to be the new Indian sprint sensation in a short span of time.
The IOA, earlier this month, omitted the men and women's football teams from the Asian Games contingent, stating that they don't stand a chance to win medals in the continental event.
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