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IOA set to incorporate radical amendments in its constitution during SGM

NEW DELHI: The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) is set to incorporate a slew of radical amendments in its constitution, including equal representation of male and female members with voting rights in its General Assembly, during its SGM on Thursday.

The Times of India · Nov 9, 2022

TOI Exclusive: IOA's amended constitution - SOAs lose voting rights, no proxy voting, CEO can't be former office-bearer & no more than three terms for EC

NEW DELHI: It's official now. State Olympic Associations (SOAs) have lost their voting rights in the Indian Olympic Association (IOA). They have been reduced to as 'Associate Members' "who cannot stand in elections, cannot vote for any decision and also cannot vote in elections of the IOA". The development came…

The Times of India · Nov 3, 2022

Phony Environmentalism Comes to Sports

Qatar’s World Cup is the latest—and most high-profile—example of greenwashing to hit the industry.

Sports Illustrated · Nov 1, 2022

A new consensus? Change in the air as concussion conference begins

Much is at stake as the sixth International Consensus Conference on Concussion in Sport gets under way in Amsterdam

The Guardian - UK · Oct 27, 2022

Anything is possible through sport

There are only two times in my life that I've cried: when my mother left me, and when I received the news that I would be on the first-ever IOC Refugee Olympic Team. When I walked into the Olympic Stadium with my teammates for the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic…

The Times of India · Oct 27, 2022

Iran's Rekabi latest female athlete at risk in home country

Add Iranian climber Elnaz Rekabi to a growing list of female athletes who have been targeted by their governments for defying authoritarian policies

The Independent UK · Oct 21, 2022

Bribes scandal continues to sully Tokyo Olympic legacy

The bribery scandal tied to the Tokyo Olympics won’t go away

The Independent UK · Oct 19, 2022

Olympics-Russia, Belarus allowed to attend ANOC General Assembly

Delegations from Russia and Belarus will be permitted to attend the Association of National Olympic Committees' (ANOC) General Assembly, the organisation's Executive Council said in a statement on Tuesday.

Reuters · Oct 18, 2022

TOI Exclusive: Sports governance no rocket science, we must get this right, says Abhinav Bindra

NEW DELHI: Abhinav Bindra, India's first individual Olympic gold medallist, has strongly advocated the need to have an 'appointed' secretary general in the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), instead of an 'elected' office-bearer, which was the norm earlier. Bindra was part of the Indian delegation comprising representatives from the IOA, Olympic…

The Times of India · Oct 12, 2022

International Olympic Committee proposes 'appointed CEO' in place of elected Secretary General in IOA

NEW DELHI: The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) may have an "appointed CEO" instead of an elected Secretary General after the December elections as the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has proposed far-reaching changes to the constitution of the national sports apex body during a joint meeting in Switzerland last month.

The Times of India · Oct 8, 2022