Category: Governance
Delhi HC judgement against EFI presents Ministry with chance to set up oversight panel
It took a hurt teenager to bring the Equestrian Federation of India (EFI) officials down to earth. They have trapped themselves in a deceitful web of their own making. Their…
Delhi High Court orders Equestrian Federation to expand pool of Asian Games probables
The Delhi High Court has castigated the Equestrian Federation of India (EFI) for its vicious approach to eliminate the best candidates for the coming Asian Games by acting in a…
Sports Ministry must form panel to oversee Equestrian squad selection for Asian Games
The beleaguered Equestrian Federation of India (EFI) has used an opening provided by a compliant Athletes Commission Chairman Vanita Malhotra and lowered the qualifying standards for the Asian Games, ostensibly…
EFI selection procedure may leave Indian team shorn of stars, many athletes approach Court
It cannot be the Asian Games year if the Equestrian Federation of India (EFI) is not embroiled in selection controversy. From sacking Selection Committee members, elected by the General Body…
IGU electorate rebuffs some officers’ attempt to retain control of national golf body
Army brass may be forced to look at barring serving officers for risking losses The Indian Golf Union has rebuffed attempts by army officers, serving and retired, to retain control…
With no Athlete Commission and few women in Electoral College, IGU offers wry smile to Sports Governance
Indian sports circles believed sports governance in India took a turn for the better in the wake of Court orders, the International Olympic Committee’s threat to suspend the Indian Olympic…
NADA adds new dimension in battle against doping with historic action against errant coach
National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) has finally shown that it will look beyond athletes in its battle against the doping menace. NADA brought a coach to book for the first time,…
Has representation of regional Olympic panels in IOC got lost in translation in Indian context?
The scrambling before the Supreme Court on August 18 had urgency and panic written all over. The Indian Olympic Association (IOA), its future clouded by a Delhi High Court order…
Delhi HC to examine if Col. Jaiveer Singh has authority to file pleas on EFI behalf
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday not only refused to give Col. Jaiveer Singh any relief in his application seeking restraint on some elected members of the Equestrian Federation of…
Maverick Commissioner stays away from painting one image but offers reader different portraits
There are times when we identify an athlete with a trademark action, if not an idiosyncrasy, or an image that is embedded in our minds. In doing do, we are…
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