NEW DELHI: Narinder Dhruv Batra on Monday formally resigned from his positions as the president of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) and the International Hockey Federation (FIH), as well as the member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), citing "personal reasons". In an identical communication addressed separately to the Executive Boards (ECs) of the IOA and FIH and to IOC's president Thomas Bach, Batra thanked them for their "support and guidance".
"Due to personal reasons, I submit my resignation from the post of president for which I was elected in 2017. Thank you for your support and guidance," Batra wrote in his brief message to the IOA's executive board members. In a similar communication to the FIH's EB, Batra stated: "Due to personal reasons, I submit my resignation from the post of president FIH".
