IOA chief Narinder Batra bags Capital Foundation National Award
Other Sports | November 15, 2020 15:33 ISTHe was honoured with the award at the Capital Foundation Annual Lecture and Awards 2020 which was held online.
He was honoured with the award at the Capital Foundation Annual Lecture and Awards 2020 which was held online.
Mehta said he underwent a test after having fever last week and returned positive for the dreaded virus. He is undergoing self isolation at his Delhi residence.
IOA President Narinder Batra and Secretary Rajeev Mehta also sent out a short joint statement, saying that the body will approach the apex court as it is a party to the case.
The campaign is a part of IOA's recent adoption of its new identity, marking 100 years of Indian athletes' participation at the Olympic Games.
On June 24, the Delhi High Court had directed the sports ministry to revoke the recognition of 54 NSFs on a PIL filed by activist-lawyer Rahul Mehra. The ministry later de-recognised three more to take the total to 57.
The Indian Olympic Association has expressed confidence that the IOA will host the 'best ever Olympics' in Tokyo next year.
With the pandemic making a physical meeting difficult to conduct, Batra had sent letters intimating the formation of the new committees for approval to the EC members to make for the lack of an online voting mechanism.
On Thursday, the Sports Ministry -- acting on the direction of the Delhi High Court -- provisionally withdrew the annual recognition granted to 54 NSFs.
The minister conducted a virtual meeting with representatives of IOA and 15 national federations to discuss the way forward in terms of training of athletes
India sent a 117-member contingent at the 2016 Rio Games and 83 competitors to London in 2012.
The IOA website mentions names of nine Vice Presidents, six Joint Secretaries and 10 Executive members. Batra asked Mehta to put the names of the associate members on the Executive Council back on the site.
World champion and Olympic silver medallist shuttler P V Sindhu will join 21 top athletes around the world in a live workout to mark the Olympic Day on June 23.
IOA treasurer Anandeshwar Pandey said that they will consider suspending sponsorship with China's 'Li Ning' for player-kits.
In separate letters to IOC President Thomas Bach, IOA vice-presidents Sudhanshu Mittal and Adile Sumariwalla spoke for and against Narinder Batra respectively.
The report further says that the IOC also confirmed that the guidelines, which were released in January, still remains in place for Tokyo Olympics despite it being postponed till next year due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Batra said athletes who have mostly been confined to their rooms in sports facilities and their own homes can only get back to full training gradually.
IOA chief Narinder Batra has informed that his father, along with four members of his residential staff, has tested positive for COVID-19.
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 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.
National Rifles Association of India (NRAI) Secretary D.V. Seetharama Rao, Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) Secretary-General M.P. Singh and IOA Associate Joint Secretary Madhukant Pathak are among the eleven members of the Committee.
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