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Indian sporting federations: Caught between a rock and a hard place

The recent ban on AIFF is just one more in a long list of sporting bodies that have been hauled over administrative lapses.

IOC threatens to suspend IOA if it fails to conduct elections amid concerns

Concerned at the state of affairs of the Indian Olympic Association, the International Olympic Committee has threatened to suspend the governing body if it fails to conduct its election within weeks

Narinder Batra resigns as FIH president, gives up IOC membership

Veteran sports administrator Narinder Batra on Monday resigned as President of International Hockey Federation (FIH) and also gave up his membership of the International Olympic Committee (IOC)

IOC's Bach says Russia ban is to protect athletes, not punish them

Russian athletes and officials who have been banned from international sports because of the war in Ukraine are being protected rather than punished, International Olympic Committee president said

IOC urges sports bodies to cancel events in Russia and Belarus: Report

Volleyball and shooting both have world championships scheduled to be held in Russia; there is also a World Cup qualifying playoff match against Poland scheduled for March 24 in Moscow

Olympic Committee thanks Beijing 2022 for memorable Olympic Winter Games

IOC expressed its gratitude to the Beijing 2022 Organising Committee for successfully conducting the Olympic Winter Games amid Covid-19 protocols and despite controversies

Indian sport has made giant strides: Anurag Thakur

Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Thakur on Saturday said Indian sport has made "giant strides" in recent years.India on Saturday won the right to host the 2023 International Olympic Committee's (IOC) session in Mumbai in an unopposed race, during the 139th IOC Session in Beijing, China."A historic moment as the International Olympic Committee Session is coming to India in 2023! Indian sport has made giant strides in recent years. Excited and proud to have been a part of the Indian delegation for this landmark occasion," Anurag Thakur tweeted.The decision confirms India will be hosting this prestigious IOC meeting for the first time since 1983, in what is set to be the start of a new era of engagement between India's youthful population and the Olympic Movement.An Indian delegation, comprising Nita Ambani, the first woman to be elected as an IOC member from India, and including Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President Narinder Batra, Youth Affairs and Sports Minister

India to host International Olympic Committee session in 2023 after 40 yrs

'This will be a significant development for India's Olympic aspiration and will herald the start of a new era for Indian sport,' says IOC member Nita Ambani

IOC president Thomas Bach says Peng Shuai is free to move in China

Bach's promised dinner with the tennis player is widely anticipated amid global concern for her safety after she accused a former Chinese Communist Party official of sexual assault

IOC president Thomas Bach to meet Peng Shuai at Beijing Winter Olympics

Peng, a former world No 1 doubles player, in November alleged on social media that former Chinese vice premier, Zhang Gaoli, had sexually assaulted her

International Olympic Committee announces $560,000 aid for Afghan athletes

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced an aid package of $560,000 to help up to 2,000 Afghan beneficiaries carry on their sporting activities

Can't give certainties about safety of Chinese tennis player Shuai: IOC

After five weeks of concern about the safety of tennis player Peng Shuai in China, the International Olympic Committee said it cannot give any certainties about her case.

Not foreseeing any situation to postpone Beijing Winter Olympics: Committee

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) does not foresee a situation in which it would be forced to postpone the upcoming Winter Olympic Games like it had to do in case of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

Concerned about Peng Shuai safety, WTA suspends all tournaments in China

The Women's Tennis Association (WTA) has announced that it would suspend all tournaments in China as the body is concerned about the safety of Peng Shuai.Over the course of the last few weeks, WTA has been involved in a tussle with Beijing regarding Shuai's well-being."When on November 2, 2021, Peng Shuai posted an allegation of sexual assault against a top Chinese government official, the Women's Tennis Association recognized that Peng Shuai's message had to be listened to and taken seriously. The players of the WTA, not to mention women around the world, deserve nothing less," Steve Simon, WTA Chairman and CEO said in an official statement."From that moment forward, Peng Shuai demonstrated the importance of speaking out, particularly when it comes to sexual assault, and especially when powerful people are involved. As Peng said in her post, "Even if it is like an egg hitting a rock, or if I am like a moth drawn to the flame, inviting self-destruction, I will tell the truth about ...

IOC interview with China's Peng Shuai raises even more questions

Out of public view for almost three weeks, Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai has appeared in a video call with International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach

IOC voices Olympic concern at FIFA's biennial World Cup plan

The IOC criticized FIFA's tactics in promoting the biennial World Cup project by noting a wider consultation across soccer has obviously not taken place

IOC's Thomas Bach defended over return to Tokyo for Paralympics

A brief return visit to Tokyo by International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach to view the Paralympic Games has been widely criticized in Japan but defended by organizers.

India interested in hosting 2036, 2040 Olympics: IOC President Thomas Bach

India are among a host of countries who are interested in hosting the Olympic Games in 2036, 2040 and even beyond, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has said.

Tokyo 'great message of hope' - IOC President during visit to art centre

International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach visited an Olympic art exhibition centre in Tokyo on Friday

Olympics: IOC to include athletes kneeling in highlights, social media

After images of Olympic soccer players taking a knee were excluded from official highlight reels and social media channels, the IOC said Thursday that kneeling protests will be shown in the future. Players from five women's soccer teams kneeled in support of racial justice Wednesday, the first day it was allowed at the Olympic Games after a ban lasting decades. The concession under Olympic Charter Rule 50, which has long prohibited any athlete protest inside event venues, was finally allowed this month by the International Olympic Committee. The IOC has tried to reconcile enforcing the rule while recognizing, and sometimes celebrating, the iconic image of American sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos each raising a black-gloved fist on the medal podium at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics. On Wednesday, the British and Chilean teams kneeled before the opening games and were followed by the United States, Sweden and New Zealand players in later kickoffs. The Australia team posed with