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  Coronavirus impact: Staff of Indian Olympic Association to 'work from home' from Monday

  Other Sports | March 19, 2020 13:03 IST

  The staff of the Indian Olympic Association will work from home from Monday amid the outbreak of the deadly coronavirus.

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  No athlete is misinformed on coronavirus outbreak: IOA chief

  Other Sports | February 05, 2020 19:10 IST

  IOA chief Narinder Batra stated that all the medical advisories are being shared with athletes following the outbreak of coronavirus in China.

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  IOA requests Sourav Ganguly to be India's Goodwill Ambassador at 2020 Tokyo Olympics

  Other Sports | February 02, 2020 13:29 IST

  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.

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  Sports Ministry de-recognises Indian Rowing Federation for violating Sports Code

  Other Sports | January 22, 2020 22:24 IST

  The Ministry also wrote to the Indian Olympic Association to constitute an ad hoc committee to discharge the functions of the RFI.

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  IOA disaffiliates Karate Association of India for violating its constitution

  Other Sports | January 07, 2020 16:15 IST

  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.

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  IOA directs COA to re-amend its constitution by February 15

  Other Sports | January 03, 2020 20:52 IST

  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.

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  IOA says 2022 CWG boycott proposal still stands, but gives hints of rethink

  Other Sports | November 14, 2019 23:17 IST

  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.

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  'Heartbreaking', 'Ridiculous': Athletes react to Batra's statement

  Other Sports | September 25, 2019 19:03 IST

  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.

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  IOA slams CGF Asian region top officials

  Other Sports | September 21, 2019 18:27 IST

  The IOA shot back a strongly-worded letter to Chan, condemning the statement of the CGF and terming it "unwarranted."

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  Indian Olympic Association blames NADA for suspension of India's dope-test laboratory

  Other Sports | August 23, 2019 11:28 IST

  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.

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  NRAI supports IOA proposal to boycott 2022 CWG for shooting's exclusion

  Other Sports | July 28, 2019 21:06 IST

  NRAI secretary Rajeev Bhatia said they are on the same page as far as boycotting of the Games is concerned.

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  We want India to participate in 2022 CWG, look forward to meeting IOA officials: CGF official

  Other Sports | July 28, 2019 16:47 IST

  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.  

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  IOA chief Narinder Batra reveals boycotting 2022 CWG an option

  Other Sports | July 27, 2019 18:28 IST

  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.

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  Disappointed at shooting axe, IOA says pulling out of 2022 Commonwealth Games cannot be ruled out

  Other Sports | June 21, 2019 17:03 IST

  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.

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  Govt assures IOA and IOC that eligible athletes will be allowed to participate in International events

  Other Sports | June 18, 2019 21:10 IST

  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.

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  IOA and FIH chief Narinder Batra set to be elected IOC member

  Cricket | May 23, 2019 17:01 IST

  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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  IOC asks members to not grant event to India involving Kosovo

  Other Sports | November 20, 2018 22:56 IST

  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.

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  OCA president to Rathore: Denying Kosovo boxer cast doubts on India's eligibility to host big events

  Other Sports | November 15, 2018 23:25 IST

  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.

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  India may miss out on hosting big-ticket events due to Kosovo row: IOA

  Other Sports | November 13, 2018 19:17 IST

  The IOA official said Kosovo also participated in the 2016 Rio Olympics despite the fact that Brazil too doesn't recognise the disputed country.

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  Hima Das opts out of IAAF Continental Cup

  Other Sports | September 07, 2018 19:36 IST

  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.