NEW DELHI: Athletics Federation of India (AFI) chief Adille Sumariwala, on Saturday declared himself as the new president of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), even as senior vice-president, Anil Khanna, has been discharging the duties of the chief post a Delhi High Court order.
Sumariwala, a former sprinter, even sent a communication to International Olympic Committee's (IOC) president Thomas Bach saying that "the members of the IOA's Executive Council have co-opted him as president of the IOA''.
