New Delhi | 11 days ago
IOA delegates confident IOC will lift the ban
New Delhi, May 13 - Seeing the way the International Olympic Committee - is taking interest in Wednesday's meeting with them, the Indian Olympic Association - delegates feel the ban on the national Olympic committee will soon be lifted.We have only one line agenda -- restore IOA to its status and lift the ban, Tarlochan Singh, a long-time senior IOA vice-president, told IANS ahead of leaving for L ... read more

London | 15 days ago
Bach to run for IOC president
London, May 9 - Germany's Thomas Bach is likely to announce his candidature for president of International Olympic Committee to succeed Jacques Rogge.Bach, 58, won a team foil gold in the 1976 Olympic fencing event. The German lawyer and IOC vice president is also head of the German Olympic Sports Confederation, or DOSB, reports Xinhua. As chairman of the IOC juridical commission, he leads most of ... read more

New Delhi | 15 days ago
Senior IOA officials trying to persuade a miffed Malhotra
New Delhi, May 9 - Acting president of the Indian Olympic Association - Vijay Kumar Malhotra Thursday decided not to attend the May 15 meeting the International Olympic Committee - convened in Lausanne, saying that the world body has now decided to deal with the democratically elected IOA.Stung by Malhotra' sudden decision, senior IOA members are out to persuade their acting chief to relent, but ... read more

New Delhi | 15 days ago
Malhotra to stay away from IOC's May 15 meeting
New Delhi, May 9 - Objecting to Narinder Batra and R.K. Anand's inclusion in the delegation, the Vijay Kumar Malhotra-led Indian Olympic Association - has decided to stay away from the May 15 meeting with the International Olympic Committee - in Lausanne.The IOA delegation will now have six members while India's sports ministry will be represented by Minister of State Jitendra Singh, secretary Pra ... read more

New Delhi | 21 days ago
Malhotra's IOA panel likely to get the IOC nod
New Delhi, May 3 - Three separate lists of sports officials have gone to the International Olympic Committee - offering to present India's case before the apex body of Olympic sports in Lausanne May 15 for lifting the suspension of the Indian Olympic Committee -.The three lists have a couple of common names but they are all waiting to hear from the IOC which of the lists or a common panel would be ... read more

New Delhi | 21 days ago
Malhotra names delegates for IOC meeting
New Delhi, May 3 - A day after the suspended Indian Olympic Association -, headed by Abhay Singh Chautala, announced its panel for the meeting with the International Olympic Committee to present its case for lifting the ban, the IOC-recognised IOA boss Vijay Kumar Malhotra named his delegation.Malhotra will himself lead the delegation as the acting president of the IOA along with N. Ramachandran - ... read more

Beijing | 1 month ago
Chinese vice premier meets IOC president
Beijing, April 23 - Chinese vice premier Liu Yandong met with the International Olympic Committee - president Jacques Rogge here.Liu Monday spoke highly of Rogge's contribution to boosting the development of the Olympic movement and expressed gratitude to Rogge for his support to the development of the Olympic movement in China and the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, reports Xinhua.Liu said the Olympi ... read more

Beijing | 4 months ago
Credibility of Olympic Movement tested in 2012
Beijing, Jan 1 - The credibility of the Olympic Movement was called into question in 2012 again when a string of scandals and controversies hit the London Olympics.Starting with a ticket sale scandal and ending with a voting violation, the Games were not just a test of ability but also a test of the ideals, reports Xinhua.Even before the extravaganza begun, the International Olympic Committee - su ... read more

Beijing | 4 months ago
World's top international sports stories in 2012
Beijing, Dec 29 - Top international sports news stories of the year:* Lionel Messi won the 2011 FIFA Ballon d'Or, the prestigious award for the world's outstanding footballer, for the third straight time on Jan. 9. He also made history on Dec. 9 when he scored his 85th and 86th goals of 2012 to set a new record for the number of goals scored in a calendar year. The Argentine striker's total scores ... read more

New Delhi | 5 months ago
'No government interference in IOA elections'
New Delhi, Dec 1 - The Indian Olympic Association - Friday asserted that there is no government interference in the election process of the apex body of Indian sports and it is in conformity with its constitution and the Olympic Charter.The IOA also said that it has always adhered to the Olympic Charter and unequivocally supported International Olympic Committee - stand on the autonomy of the Nati ... read more