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Usha was insensitive, not empathetic but was her call for ‘some discipline’ an ‘allegation of indiscipline’?

Indian Olympic Association President PT Usha, now the butt of criticism after her media interaction along with Joint Secretary/Acting CEO Kalyan Chaubey, is discovering that sports administration is no gravy…

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Posted in Equestrian Governance

EFI Athlete Commission Chairperson quits, asks for elected committees to make decisions

The Equestrian Federation of India, facing flak from the Delhi High Court for changing the Asian Games selection criteria during the selection process and awaiting a judgement on the membership…

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Posted in Governance Olympic Games

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…

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Posted in Governance Shooting

Raninder Singh declared re-elected NRAI President as shooting sport body goes ahead with elections

Raninder Singh was declared re-elected National Rifle Association of India President, defeating Shyam Singh Yadav (Uttar Pradesh) by a thumping 56-3 margin at its general body meeting in Mohali on…

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Posted in Governance Olympic Sport

India’s quest for sporting glory: the road ahead calls for more teamwork

You can reach out and feel the euphoria that is hanging in the air ever since Javelin Thrower Neeraj Chopra ended India’s Olympic Games gold medal drought across 2012 and…

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Posted in Equestrian Governance

EFI ends membership of 99 Clubs & Units but remains in contravention of National Sports Code

In a tacit admission of its largesse in given membership to Club and Units that had little to do with Equestrian sport, the Equestrian Federation of India has decided to…

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Posted in Governance Other Sport

IGU electoral college reveals surprises, puts career sports administrators in the shade

Those seeking positions in the Indian Golf Union do not stop springing surprises. No, not with a desire to groom golfers from the grassroots level or an eagerness to enhance…

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Long-delayed, hard-fought & epochal sports governance litigation poised for a logical finish

A long-drawn public interest litigation, focussed on sports governance, may be heading to its logical end with the Delhi High Court listing the case for arguments on January 8, 2021….

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Ministry will have to remain wary of uneven enforcement of Sports Code on different Federations

The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports will have found some relief in the Supreme Court’s interpretation of a Delhi High Court order, but since its effort to win a…

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Posted in Equestrian Governance

EFI officials clutch at straws in desperation to remain in saddle

Equestrian Federation of India (EFI) officials, who are fighting to remain in the saddle, seem to have no qualms when pushing forward the argument that they manage a sport that…

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