In separate letters to IOC President Thomas Bach, IOA vice-presidents Sudhanshu Mittal and Adile Sumariwalla spoke for and against Narinder Batra respectively.
The war of words between IOA president Narinder Batra and secretary-general Rajeev Mehta continues, with the former defending his decision to dissolve the Ethics Commission.
The 36th National Games, scheduled for October-November this year in Goa, have now been postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic.
The Asian Beach Games are currently scheduled to be held from November 28 to December 5 this year. The Winter Olympics are currently scheduled to be held from February 4 to 20, 2022 in Beijing.
In a letter to International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach, Batra, who had become an IOC member in June last year, expressed his gratitude after being selected for the role.
The minutes of the IOA Executive Committee are to be circulated within 14 days of the meeting and that of the Annual General Meeting/Special General Meeting within 30 days.
IOA chief Narinder Batra has said that he expects national sports federations to take the deadline 'seriously'.
IOA President Narinder Batra has ensured that the measures taken by SAI at their Bengaluru centre have been excellent.
The FIH said in a statement on Friday while announcing the postponement of the 47th FIH Congress that the terms of Batra and the Executive Board members which were due to end in October 2020 have now been extended.
The IOA also sent a document in which deadlines of May 20 and May 31 were given for the sports bodies to share their suggestions.
The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President also asked the top brass of all the NSFs to share calendar of their athletes' preparations for the Tokyo Games.
The IOA is yet to take a call on India's participation in the Tokyo Olympics.
IOA chief Narinder Batra stated that all the medical advisories are being shared with athletes following the outbreak of coronavirus in China.
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.
CGF Chief Executive David Grevemberg said that India's concerns over the dropping of shooting from the 2022 CWG in Birmingham will be addressed when they visit the country in mid-November.
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.
IOA President Narinder Batra asserted that CWG is a waste of time and India should permanently pull out from the event.
The IOA shot back a strongly-worded letter to Chan, condemning the statement of the CGF and terming it "unwarranted."
IOA president Narinder Batra met Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Friday along with Boxing Federation of India chief Ajay Singh.
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.
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