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| title = Indian Olympic Association
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| headquarters = [[New Delhi]], [[India]]
| headquarters = [[New Delhi]], [[India]]
| president = [[P. T. Usha]]
| president = [[P. T. Usha]]
| secretary general = Rajeev Mehta
| website = {{Official URL}}
| website = {{url|https://olympic.ind.in }}
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The '''Indian Olympic Association''' ('''IOA''') or '''Indian Olympic Committee''' ('''IOC''') is the body responsible for selecting athletes to represent India at the [[Olympic Games]], [[Asian Games]] and other international athletic meets and for managing the Indian teams at these events. It plays with the name of '''Team India'''. It also acts as the '''Indian Commonwealth Games Association''', responsible for selecting athletes to represent India at the [[Commonwealth Games]].<ref>{{cite web|title=India at the Commonwealth Games|url=http://www.thecgf.com/countries/intro.asp?countryid=28|publisher=[[Commonwealth Games Federation]]|access-date=17 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116072436/http://www.thecgf.com/countries/intro.asp?countryid=28|archive-date=16 January 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
The '''Indian Olympic Association''', abbreviated as '''IOA''', ([[ISO 15919|ISO]]: ''Bhāratīya Olaṃpika Saṃgha'') is responsible for selecting athletes to represent India at the [[Olympic Games]], [[Asian Games]] and other international sports competitions, and managing Indian teams at these events. It goes with the name of '''Team India'''. It also acts as the '''Indian Commonwealth Games Association''', responsible for selecting athletes to represent India at the [[Commonwealth Games]].<ref>{{cite web|title=India at the Commonwealth Games|url=http://www.thecgf.com/countries/intro.asp?countryid=28|publisher=[[Commonwealth Games Federation]]|access-date=17 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116072436/http://www.thecgf.com/countries/intro.asp?countryid=28|archive-date=16 January 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
 
==Early history==


==History==
[[File:IndiaSportsAdministrators14.jpg|right|thumb|240px|alt=text|Indian Olympic Association, 1942]]
[[File:IndiaSportsAdministrators14.jpg|right|thumb|240px|alt=text|Indian Olympic Association, 1942]]


'''Background and early years''': The background behind the creation of the Indian Olympic Association was related to [[India at the Olympics|India's participation in the 1920 and 1924 Olympics]].  After the 1920 Games, the committee sending the team to these games met, and, on the advice of Sir Dorab Tata, invited Dr. Noehren (Physical Education Director of YMCA India) to be secretary, along with AS Bhagwat, of the provisional Indian Olympic Committee; Dorab Tata would serve as its president.  Subsequently, in 1923–24, a provisional All India Olympic Committee was formed, and the All India Olympic Games (that later became the [[National Games of India]]) were held in Feb 1924. Eight athletes from these games were selected to represent India at the 1924 Paris Olympics, accompanied by manager [[Harry Buck|Harry Crowe Buck]]. This gave impetus to the development and institutionalization of sports in India, and, in 1927, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), was created at the initiative of Harry Crowe Buck and Dr. A. G. Noehren (both of the Madras (YMCA) College of Physical Education).<ref>Dr A G Noehren was National Physical Education Director of the YMCAs in India, and H C Buck was Principal of the National YMCA school of physical education in Madras</ref> Sir [[Dorabji Tata|Dorab Tata]] was important in financing and supporting the movement and became the first Indian Olympic Association president in 1927. Messrs Buck and Noehren travelled across India and helped many states organise their Olympic associations.  Noehren was the first Secretary and G. D. Sondhi was the first assistant secretary of the Indian Olympic Association, and, after Noehren resigned in 1938, [[Guru Dutt Sondhi|Sondhi]] and [[Moin-ul-Haq|S.M. Moinul Haq]] became the Secretary and Joint Secretary of the Indian Olympic Association.
The background behind the creation of the Indian Olympic Association was related to [[India at the Olympics|India's participation in the 1920 and 1924 Olympics]].  After the 1920 Games, the committee sending the team to these games met, and, on the advice of Sir Dorab Tata, invited Dr. Noehren (Physical Education Director of YMCA India) to be secretary, along with AS Bhagwat, of the provisional Indian Olympic Committee; Dorab Tata would serve as its president.  Subsequently, in 1923–24, a provisional All India Olympic Committee was formed, and the All India Olympic Games (that later became the [[National Games of India]]) were held in Feb 1924. Eight athletes from these games were selected to represent India at the 1924 Paris Olympics, accompanied by manager [[Harry Buck|Harry Crowe Buck]]. This gave impetus to the development and institutionalization of sports in India, and, in 1927, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), was created at the initiative of Harry Crowe Buck and Dr. A. G. Noehren (both of the Madras (YMCA) College of Physical Education).<ref>Dr A G Noehren was National Physical Education Director of the YMCAs in India, and H C Buck was Principal of the National YMCA school of physical education in Madras</ref> Sir [[Dorabji Tata|Dorab Tata]] was important in financing and supporting the movement and became the first Indian Olympic Association president in 1927. Messrs Buck and Noehren travelled across India and helped many states organise their Olympic associations.  Noehren was the first Secretary and [[Guru Dutt Sondhi]] was the first assistant secretary of the Indian Olympic Association, and after Noehren resigned in 1938, Sondhi and [[Moin-ul-Haq|S.M. Moinul Haq]] became the secretary and joint secretary of the Indian Olympic Association.


And so the Indian Olympic Association was formed in 1927, and since that year was officially recognised by the [[IOC|International Olympic Committee]] as India's national Olympic organisation.{{ref|IOCIndia}} In 1928, [[Bhupinder Singh of Patiala|Maharaja Bhupindra Singh]] took over as Indian Olympic Association president.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-hNADAAAQBAJ&pg=PA57|title=Physical Education Class 12|last=Sharma|first=V. K.|publisher=Saraswati House Pvt Ltd|isbn=978-93-5041-921-2|page=57}}</ref>
The Indian Olympic Association was formed in 1927, and since that year was officially recognised by the [[IOC|International Olympic Committee]] as India's national Olympic organisation.{{ref|IOCIndia}} In 1928, [[Bhupinder Singh of Patiala|Maharaja Bhupindra Singh]] took over as Indian Olympic Association president.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-hNADAAAQBAJ&pg=PA57|title=Physical Education Class 12|last=Sharma|first=V. K.|publisher=Saraswati House Pvt Ltd|isbn=978-93-5041-921-2|page=57}}</ref>


'''Early tasks''':  
'''Early tasks''':  
*''Sending Teams to the Olympics'': In its first decade, the Indian Olympic Association selected sportspersons to represent India [[India at the Olympics#Early History|at the Olympic Games in 1928, 1932, and 1936]]. Subsequently, by 1946–47, the Indian Olympic Association took responsibility only to send the Indian team to the Olympics (principally, this meant arranging transport, board, and accommodation), while the separate federations for each sport were responsible for selecting and training competitors for their sport. Reflecting this, ahead of the [[India at the 1948 Summer Olympics|1948 Olympics]], the IOA Council agreed that a team representing athletics, swimming, weight lifting, wrestling, boxing, football, and hockey, with officials for each of these sports, and a Chief Manager, would be entered for the 1948 Olympics. And so, from 1948 onward, India began sending teams representing several sports – each selected by its respective sports federation – to the Olympics.  
*''Sending teams to the Olympics'': In its first decade, the Indian Olympic Association selected sportspersons to represent India [[India at the Olympics#Early History|at the Olympic Games in 1928, 1932, and 1936]]. Subsequently, by 1946–47, the Indian Olympic Association took responsibility only to send the Indian team to the Olympics (principally, this meant arranging transport, board, and accommodation), while the separate federations for each sport were responsible for selecting and training competitors for their sport. Reflecting this, ahead of the [[India at the 1948 Summer Olympics|1948 Olympics]], the IOA Council agreed that a team representing athletics, swimming, weight lifting, wrestling, boxing, football, and hockey, with officials for each of these sports, and a Chief Manager, would be entered for the 1948 Olympics. And so, from 1948 onward, India began sending teams representing several sports – each selected by its respective sports federation – to the Olympics.  
*''Securing Funding'': One of the Indian Olympic Association's main early challenges was to secure funding, so that it could send the national team to the Olympics and finance the related costs of transport, room, and board. It obtained funding from the Indian government, from the state governments, and from various state sports federations.
 
<small>Illustrating this, IOA President Yadavindra Singh's appeal for funding in 1948 stated: "We need about 3 Lacs of rupees to finance" the Indian Olympic team for the London Olympics; that "the youth taking part in these games become ambassadors of goodwill" for India; and that "careful selection, intensive training and proper equipment is most essential" to field a competitive team, but that the Indian Olympic Association is "greatly handicapped for want of sufficient funds" for these tasks.<ref>Appeal by Yadavindra Singh, President, Indian Olympic Association, 1948</ref></small>
*''Securing funding'': One of the Indian Olympic Association's main early challenges was to secure funding, so that it could send the national team to the Olympics and finance the related costs of transport, room, and board. It obtained funding from the Indian government, from the state governments, and from various state sports federations.
Illustrating this, IOA President Yadavindra Singh's appeal for funding in 1948 stated: "We need about 3 [[lakh]] of [[rupee]]s to finance" the Indian Olympic team for the London Olympics; that "the youth taking part in these games become ambassadors of goodwill" for India; and that "careful selection, intensive training and proper equipment is most essential" to field a competitive team, but that the Indian Olympic Association is "greatly handicapped for want of sufficient funds" for these tasks.<ref>Appeal by Yadavindra Singh, President, Indian Olympic Association, 1948</ref>


The Indian Olympic Association thus undertook wider outreach with several national sports federations, and essentially became a clearing house that coordinated the sending of multiple sports teams – each selected by their respective sports federations – to the Olympics.
The Indian Olympic Association thus undertook wider outreach with several national sports federations, and essentially became a clearing house that coordinated the sending of multiple sports teams – each selected by their respective sports federations – to the Olympics.


*''The National Games'': The Indian Olympic Association had one other major responsibility: that of holding the biennial [[National Games of India|National Games]] (Indian Olympics). It recognised, in the 1920s-1940s, that the promotion of sports in India needed a National Games, because there was no overall national sports federation of India. Instead, there were separate national federations for each sport, such as athletics, swimming, basketball, volleyball, wrestling, weightlifting, cycling, boxing, football.  These sports federations essentially held their national championships at the Indian National Games.
*''The National Games'': The Indian Olympic Association had one other major responsibility, that of holding the biennial [[National Games of India|National Games]] (Indian Olympics). It recognised, in the 1920s-1940s, that the promotion of sports in India needed a National Games, because there was no overall national sports federation of India.


==IOA Presidents==
==Administration==
{| class=wikitable
|- bgcolor="#efefef" align="center"
!S.No. !! Name !! Tenure
|-
|1. ||[[Dorabji Tata|Sir Dorabji Tata]] ||1927–1928
|-
|2. ||[[Bhupinder Singh of Patiala|Maharaja Bhupinder Singh]] ||1928–1938
|-
|3. ||[[Yadavindra Singh|Maharaja Yadavindra Singh]] ||1938–1960
|-
|4. ||[[Bhalindra Singh]] ||1960–1975
|-
|5. ||[[Om Prakash Mehra]] ||1975–1980
|-
|6. ||[[Bhalindra Singh]] ||1980–1984
|-
|7. ||[[Vidya Charan Shukla]] ||1984–1987
|-
|8. ||[[Sivanthi Adithan]] ||1987–1996
|-
|9. ||[[Suresh Kalmadi]] ||1996–2011
|-
|10. ||[[Vijay Kumar Malhotra]] * || 26 April 2011 – 5 December 2012
|-
|11. ||[[Abhay Singh Chautala]] ||5 December 2012 – 9 February 2014
|-
|12. ||[[Narayana Ramachandran]] ||9 February 2014 – 14 December 2017
|-
|13. ||[[Narinder Dhruv Batra]] || 14 December 2017 – 25 May 2022
|-
|14. ||Anil Khanna* || 25 May  2022 – 21 August 2022
|-
|15. ||[[Adille Sumariwalla]]* || 27 August 2022 – 10 December 2022
|-
|16. ||[[P. T. Usha]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-10 |title=Legendary athlete PT Usha elected as first woman president of IOA |url=https://www.livemint.com/sports/legendary-athlete-pt-usha-elected-as-first-woman-president-of-ioa-11670672131571.html |access-date=2022-12-10 |website=livemint.com }}</ref>|| 10 December 2022 – ''present''<ref>{{Cite web |title=PT Usha becomes first woman president of IOA |url=https://m.timesofindia.com/sports/more-sports/others/pt-usha-becomes-first-woman-president-of-indian-olympic-association/amp_articleshow/96130753.cms&ved=2ahUKEwju0Jjale_7AhXjkeYKHY2yAIMQ0PADKAB6BAgOEAE&usg=AOvVaw15Wkq_wbjA2LgWqCSx9X9L |access-date=2022-12-10 |website=www.timesofindia.com}}</ref>
|} * Acting


==IOA Secretary Generals==
===IOA executive council===
{| class=wikitable
Following is the IOA executive committee for the 2022–2026 term.<ref>{{cite web|title=INDIAN OLYMPIC ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVE COUNCIL|url=https://olympic.ind.in/executive-council|publisher=Indian Olympic Association|access-date=29 December 2022}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#efefef" align="center"
! S. No. !! Name !! Tenure
|-
|1. || A. G. Noehren || 1927–1938
|-
|2. || [[Guru Dutt Sondhi]] || 1938–1952
|-
|3. || [[Moin-ul-Haq]] || 1952–1956
|-
|4. || [[Ashwini Kumar (sports administrator)|Ashwini Kumar]]|| 1956–1960
|-
|5. || [[Pankaj Gupta]] || 1960–1970
|-
|6. || [[Ashwini Kumar (sports administrator)|Ashwini Kumar]]|| 1970–1974
|-
|7. || J. C. Paliwal || 1974–1975
|-
|8. || Air Vice Marshal C. L. Mehta || 1976–1986
|-
|9. || [[Roshan Lal Anand]] || 1986–1987
|-
|10. || [[Randhir Singh (sport shooter)|Randhir Singh]] || 1987–2012
|-
|11. || Lalit Bhanot || 2012–2014
|-
|12. || Rajeev Mehta || 2014–2022
|}
 
==IOA Executive Council==
Following is the IOA Executive Committee for the 2022–2026 term.<ref>{{cite web|title=INDIAN OLYMPIC ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVE COUNCIL|url=https://olympic.ind.in/executive-council|publisher=Indian Olympic Association|access-date=29 December 2022}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! Designation !! Name !! National Sports Federation / <br> State Olympic Committee
! Designation !! Name !! National sports federation / State olympic committee
|-
|-
| '''President''' || [[P. T. Usha]] || Athletes Commission of the IOA
| '''President''' || [[P. T. Usha]] || Athletes Commission of the IOA
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|-
|-
| '''Treasurer''' || Sahdev Yadav || [[Indian Weightlifting Federation]]
| '''Treasurer''' || Sahdev Yadav || [[Indian Weightlifting Federation]]
|-
| '''CEO''' || Raghuram Aiyar|| {{center |''NA''}}
|-
|-
|rowspan=2| '''Joint Secretaries''' || [[Kalyan Chaubey]] || [[ All India Football Federation]]
|rowspan=2| '''Joint Secretaries''' || [[Kalyan Chaubey]] || [[ All India Football Federation]]
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# Arunachal Pradesh Olympic Association
# Arunachal Pradesh Olympic Association
# Assam Olympic Association
# Assam Olympic Association
# [https://biharolympicsassociation.org/ Bihar Olympic Association]
# Bengal Olympic Association
# [[Bihar Olympic Association]]
# Chandigarh Olympic Association
# Chandigarh Olympic Association
# Chhattisgarh Olympic Association
# [[Chhattisgarh Olympic Association]]
# Delhi Olympic Association
# Delhi Olympic Association
# Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Olympic Association
# Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Olympic Association
# Goa Olympic Association
# Goa Olympic Association
# Gujarat State Olympic Association
# Gujarat State Olympic Association
# [[Haryana Olympic Association]]
# Haryana Olympic Association
# Himachal Pradesh Olympic Association
# Himachal Pradesh Olympic Association
# Jammu and Kashmir Olympic Association
# Jammu and Kashmir Olympic Association
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# Tripura State Olympic Association
# Tripura State Olympic Association
# Uttarakhand Olympic Association
# Uttarakhand Olympic Association
# [https://upoa.in/ Uttar Pradesh Olympic Association]
# Uttar Pradesh Olympic Association
# West Bengal Olympic Association
# [[Railways Sports Promotion Board]]
# [[Services Sports Control Board]]


==National Sports Federations==
==National sports federations==
{{Further|Category :  sports governing bodies in India|label1=List of national sports governing bodies in India for various sports.}}
{{Further|Category :  sports governing bodies in India|label1=List of national sports governing bodies in India for various sports.}}
National sports federations are categorized in two categories i.e. Olympic Sports and Other Recognized Sports
National sports federations are categorized in two categories i.e. Olympic Sports and Other Recognized Sports
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The IOC's membership currently includes 38 National Sports Federations.<ref>{{cite web |title=Member Units |url=https://www.olympic.ind.in/member-units |website=Indian Olympic Association |access-date=12 July 2018 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180713012532/https://www.olympic.ind.in/member-units |archive-date=13 July 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>
The IOC's membership currently includes 38 National Sports Federations.<ref>{{cite web |title=Member Units |url=https://www.olympic.ind.in/member-units |website=Indian Olympic Association |access-date=12 July 2018 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180713012532/https://www.olympic.ind.in/member-units |archive-date=13 July 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>


===IOC Permanent Olympic Sports===
===Summer Olympic sports===
{| class=wikitable
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- bgcolor="#efefef" align="center"  
!Sport !! National Federation
!Sport !! National Federation
|-
|-
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|-
|-
|Badminton || [[Badminton Association of India]]
|Badminton || [[Badminton Association of India]]
|-
|[[Baseball]] || [[Amateur Baseball Federation of India]]
|-
|-
|Basketball || [[Basketball Federation of India]]
|Basketball || [[Basketball Federation of India]]
|-
|-
|Boxing || [[Indian Boxing Federation]]
|Boxing || [[Boxing Federation of India]]
|-
|-
|Canoeing || [[Indian Kayaking and Canoeing Association]]
|Canoeing || [[Indian Kayaking and Canoeing Association]]
|-
|-
 
|Cricket || [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]]
|-
|Cycling || [[Cycling Federation of India]]
|Cycling || [[Cycling Federation of India]]
|-
|-
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|Fencing || [[Fencing Association of India]]
|Fencing || [[Fencing Association of India]]
|-
|-
|Football || [[All India Football Federation]]
|[[Association Football|Football]] || [[All India Football Federation]]
|-
|-
|Golf || [[Indian Golf Union]]
|Golf || [[Indian Golf Union]]
|-
|-
|Gymnastics || [[Gymnastic Federation of India]]
|Gymnastics || [[Gymnastics Federation of India]]
|-
|-
|Handball || [[Handball Federation of India]]
|Handball || [[Handball Federation of India]]
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|-
|-
|Rugby || [[Indian Rugby Football Union]]
|Rugby || [[Indian Rugby Football Union]]
|-
|Skateboarding || [[Roller Skating Federation of India]]
|-
|-
|Sailing || [[Yachting Association of India]]
|Sailing || [[Yachting Association of India]]
|-
|-
|Shooting || [[National Rifle Association of India]]
|Shooting || [[National Rifle Association of India]]
|-
|[[Softball]] || [[Softball Association of India]]
|-
|[[Squash (sport)|Squash]] || [[Squash Rackets Federation of India]]
|-
|[[Surfing]] || [[Surfing Federation of India]]
|-
|-
|Table Tennis || [[Table Tennis Federation of India]]
|Table Tennis || [[Table Tennis Federation of India]]
|-
|-
|Taekwondo || [[India Taekwondo]]
|Taekwondo || [[Taekwondo Federation of India]]
|-
|-
|Tennis || [[All India Tennis Association]]
|Tennis || [[All India Tennis Association]]
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|-
|-
|Weightlifting || [[Indian Weightlifting Federation]]
|Weightlifting || [[Indian Weightlifting Federation]]
|-
|Karate || [[Karate Association of India]]
|-
|-
|Wrestling || [[Wrestling Federation of India]]
|Wrestling || [[Wrestling Federation of India]]
|}
|}


===IOC Winter Olympic Sports===
===Winter Olympic sports===
These all sports are under the [[Winter Games Federation of India]].
These all sports are under the Winter Games Federation of India.


{| class=wikitable
{| class=wikitable
|- bgcolor="#efefef" align="center"
!Sport !! National Federation
!Sport !! National Federation
|-
|-
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|Ice Skating || [[Ice Skating Association of India]]
|Ice Skating || [[Ice Skating Association of India]]
|-
|-
|Luge || [[Indian Amateur Luge Association]]
|Luge || [[Luge Federation of India]]
|-
|Skiing || [[Ski and Snowboard India]]
|}
|}


===IOC recognized sports===
===IOC recognized sports===


{| class=wikitable
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- bgcolor="#efefef" align="center"  
!Sport !! National Federation
!Sport !! National Federation
|-
|-
|[[Billard]] || [[Billiards and Snooker Federation of India]]
|[[Air sports]] || [[Aero Club of India]]
|-
|[[Bandy]] || [[Bandy Federation of India]]
|-
|[[Bocce]] || [[Bocce Association of India]]
|-
|[[Pétanque]] || [[Pétanque Federation of India]]
|-
|-
|[[Bowling]] || [[Tenpin Bowling Federation (India)|Bowling Federation of India]]
|[[Bowling]] || [[Tenpin Bowling Federation (India)|Bowling Federation of India]]
|-
|-
|[[Karate]] || [[Karate Association of India |Karate India Organisation (KIO)]]
|[[Contract bridge|Bridge]] || [[Bridge Federation of India]]
|-
|[[Cue sports|Billard]] || [[Billiards and Snooker Federation of India]]
|-
|[[Chess]] || [[All India Chess Federation]]
|-
|[[Dancesport]] || [[All India DanceSport Federation]]
|-
|[[Floorball]] || [[Indian Floorball Federation]]
|-
|[[Karate]] || [[Karate India Organisation]]
|-
|[[Korfball]] || [[India Korfball Committee]]
|-
|[[Lifesaving]] || [[Rashtriya Life Saving Society]]
|-
|[[Motorsport]] || [[Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India]]
|-
|[[Mountaineering]] and [[Sport climbing]] || [[Indian Mountaineering Foundation]]
|-
|-
|[[Netball]] || [[Netball Federation of India]]
|[[Netball]] || [[Netball Federation of India]]
|-
|-
|[[Squash (sport)|Squash]] || [[Squash Rackets Federation of India]]
|[[Orienteering]] || [[Orienteering Federation of India]]
|-
|[[Basque pelota|Pelota Vasca]] || [[Indian Pelota Vasca Federation]]
|-
|[[Polo]] || [[Indian Polo Association]]
|-
|[[Powerboating]] || [[Yachting Association of India]]
|-
|[[Racquetball]] || [[Racquetball Association of India]]
|-
|[[Roller sports]] || [[Roller Skating Federation of India]]
|-
|[[Sumo]] || [[Indian Sumo Wrestling Association]]
|-
|[[Tug of war]] || [[Tug of War Federation of India]]
|-
|[[Underwater sports]] || [[Underwater Sports Association India]]
|-
|[[Wakeboarding]] and [[Water skiing]] || [[Wakeboard & Water Ski Federation of India]]
|-
|-
|[[Wushu (sport)|Wushu]] || [[Wushu Association of India]]
|[[Wushu (sport)|Wushu]] || [[Wushu Association of India]]
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{| class=wikitable
{| class=wikitable
|- bgcolor="#efefef" align="center"
!Sport !! National Federation
!Sport !! National Federation
|-
|-
|Arm Wrestling || [[Indian Arm Wrestling Federation]]
|[[Arm Wrestling]] || [[Indian Arm Wrestling Federation]]
|-
|-
|Kabaddi || [[Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India]]
|[[Atya Patya]] || [[Atya Patya Federation of India]]
|-
|-
|Kho Kho || [[Kho Kho Federation of India]]
|[[Ball badminton]] || [[Ball Badminton Federation of India]]
|-
|-
|Yachting || [[Yachting Association of India]]
|[[Ball hockey]] || [[Indian Ball Hockey Federation]]
|-
|[[Bodybuilding]] || [[Indian Body  Builders Federation]]
|-
|[[Carrom]] || [[All-India Carrom Federation]]
|-
|[[Darts]] || [[All Indian Darts Association]]
|-
|[[Esports]] || [[Esports Federation of India]]
|-
|[[Fishing]] || [[All India Game Fishing Association]]
|-
|[[Fistball]] || [[Fistball Federation of India]]
|-
|[[Floor Tennis]] || [[Floor Tennis Federation of India]]
|-
|[[Futsal]] || [[All India Football Federation]]
|-
|[[Ju-jitsu]] || [[Ju-jitsu Association of India]]
|-
|[[Kabaddi]] || [[Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India]]
|-
|[[Kho Kho]] || [[Kho Kho Federation of India]]
|-
|[[Mixed martial arts]]
|[https://www.mma-india.com/ MMA India]
|-
|[[Mallakhamb]] || [[Mallakhamb Federation of India]]
|-
|[[Pencak Silat]] || [[Indian Pencak Silat Federation]]
|-
|[[Powerlifting]] || [[Indian Powerlifting Federation]]
|-
|[[Professional boxing]]
|[[Indian Professional Boxing Association]]
|-
|[[Skipping rope]] || [[Indian Rope Skipping Federation]]
|-
|[[Petanque]] || [[Petanque India Association]]
|-
|[[Rollball]] || [[Roll Ball Federation of India]]
|-
|[[Sepak Takraw]] || [[Sepaktakraw Federation of India]]
|-
|[[Rollball]] || [[Roll Ball Federation of India]]
|-
|[[Soft tennis]] || [[Amateur Soft Tennis Federation of India]]
|-
|[[Tennikoit]] || [[Tenni Koit Federation of India]]
|-
|[[Yachting]] || [[Yachting Association of India]]
|}
|}
==Disputes==
On 26 April 2011, after the arrest of its president [[Suresh Kalmadi]], [[Vijay Kumar Malhotra]] was the acting president of the IOA up to 5 December 2012.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/157142/kalmadi-has-not-been-removed.html|title=Kalmadi has not been removed: Malhotra|newspaper=[[Deccan Herald]]|date=27 April 2011|access-date=27 April 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110430160453/http://www.deccanherald.com/content/157142/kalmadi-has-not-been-removed.html|archive-date=30 April 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> The election of Lalit Bhanot as Secretary General was considered controversial by some due to his alleged involvement in the [[Commonwealth Games Scam]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Abhay Chautala becomes IOA President, Lalit Bhanot named Secretary General|url=http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/Sports/20121130/2111115.html|work=Webindia123.com|publisher=Suni System (Pvt) Ltd.|date=30 November 2012|access-date=30 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121208042117/http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/Sports/20121130/2111115.html|archive-date=8 December 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>
On 4 December 2012, the [[International Olympic Committee]] suspended the IOA on the basis of corruption, government interference, and not following guidelines of the IOC. Several members of the IOA have been charged with crimes.<ref name=BBC-2012-12-05>{{cite news |url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-20604739 |publisher= BBC News |title= India outrage over IOA suspension from Olympics |date= 5 December 2012 |access-date= 2012-12-05 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20171221121316/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-20604739 |archive-date= 21 December 2017 |url-status= live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=IOC wants fresh polls before it lifts ban on Indian Olympic Association |url=https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/ioc-wants-fresh-polls-lifts-ban-indian-olympic-071926697--oly.html |newspaper=[[Yahoo! Sports Canada]] |date=15 January 2013 |agency=[[The Canadian Press]] |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130412060336/http://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/ioc-wants-fresh-polls-lifts-ban-indian-olympic-071926697--oly.html |archive-date=12 April 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The IOA was formally banned for not following the [[Olympic Charter]] in their elections, instead following the Indian government's Sports Code. The IOA held elections under the Indian Sports Code due to a directive from the [[Delhi High Court]].<ref>{{cite news |work= [[The Times of India]]|url= http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-12-04/others/35594132_1_ioa-suspension-ioa-elections-abhay-singh-chautala |title= IOA suspension is an 'unfortunate decision', says Jitendra Singh |author= PTI |date= 4 December 2012 |access-date= 2012-12-05 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130910233800/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-12-04/others/35594132_1_ioa-suspension-ioa-elections-abhay-singh-chautala |archive-date= 10 September 2013 |url-status= dead }}</ref> On 15 May 2013, International Olympic Committee (IOC) decided to lift the ban on the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) as Indian representatives from the government and sports bodies reached an agreement with IOC officials.<ref>{{cite news|last=Srinivasan|first=Kamesh|title=IOC agrees to take India back in Olympic fold|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/ioc-agrees-to-take-india-back-in-olympic-fold/article4718636.ece|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=16 May 2013|location=Chennai, India|access-date=16 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130608141236/http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/ioc-agrees-to-take-india-back-in-olympic-fold/article4718636.ece|archive-date=8 June 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> India still did not have its three competitors play under the national flag at the Winter [[2014 Winter Olympics|2014 Olympics]]. On 9 February, an election was held to choose a head of the IOA. [[Abhay Singh Chautala]] and Lalit Bhanot were ineligible due to having court charges against them. With the support of Abhay Singh Chautala, the president of the [[World Squash Federation]], [[Narayana Ramachandran]], was instead elected.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2014-02-08/others/47147931_1_clean-sports-india-ioa-polls-chautala-and-bhanot | archive-url=https://archive.today/20140209204858/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2014-02-08/others/47147931_1_clean-sports-india-ioa-polls-chautala-and-bhanot | url-status=dead | archive-date=2014-02-09 | work=[[The Times of India]] | title=IOA polls on Sunday, India likely to return to Olympic fold }}</ref>
On 11 February 2014, the International Olympic Committee revoked the ban enforced on Indian Olympic Association. As a result, India returned to the Olympic fold after 14-months.<ref>{{cite news|title=India's Olympic exile ends as IOC revokes IOA's ban|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/others/Indias-Olympic-exile-ends-as-IOC-revokes-IOAs-ban/articleshow/30209590.cms|newspaper=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|date=11 February 2014|agency=[[Times of India]]|access-date=11 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140306173143/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/others/Indias-Olympic-exile-ends-as-IOC-revokes-IOAs-ban/articleshow/30209590.cms|archive-date=6 March 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>


==Multi-sport events hosted by IOA==
==Multi-sport events hosted by IOA==
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* [[2014 Lusophony Games]]
* [[2016 South Asian Games]]
* [[2016 South Asian Games]]
* [[2030 Commonwealth Games]]


==Social media==
==Media image==
The IOA is present on [[social media]], with the Press Office of the Committee running an official [[Facebook]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.facebook.com/IndianOlympicTeam/|title= Indian Olympic on Facebook|publisher=Facebook}}</ref> page, as well as [[Twitter]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/ioaindia|title=Indian Olympic on Twitter|publisher=Twitter|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180225191616/https://twitter.com/ioaindia|archive-date=25 February 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Instagram]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/indianolympic/|title= Indian Olympic on Instagram|publisher=Instagram}}</ref> accounts.
The IOA debuted a new logo and new campaign tag #EkIndiaTeamIndia in 2020, this was celebrated on India's independence day 15 August 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ocasia.org/news/922-indian-olympic-association-reveals-new-logo.html|title=Indian Olympic Association reveals new logo|date=2020-07-06|website=Olympic Council of Asia|language=en-US|access-date=2020-09-05}}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The previous logo was created in 1924 at the inception of the IOA, the logo emphasized the Star of India. Through symbols of the Tiraṅgā the new logo celebrates the pride, dignity and lifetime of determined hard work given by India's finest athletes.<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://sportstar.thehindu.com/other-sports/ioa-adopts-new-identity-100-year-milestone-olympic-games/article32005734.ece#:~:text=The%20previous%20institutional%20logo%20which,of%20the%20IOA%20till%20date. |title= IOA adopts new identity on its 100-year milestone at Olympic Games |date= 2020-07-06 |website= Sportstar|language=en-US|access-date= 2020-09-05 }}</ref> The logo was created by Smitten an international design firm founded in [[Chennai]] by Smita Rajgopal.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/others/ioa-urges-nsfs-soas-to-update-websites-with-its-new-logo/articleshow/77562487.cms|title=IOA urges NSFs, SOAs to update websites with its new logo|date=2020-07-06|website=The Times of India|language=en-US|access-date=2020-09-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/smita-rajgopal-an-engineer-with-mba-degree-opts-for-graphic-designing-as-her-career/articleshow/10702511.cms|title=Smita Rajgopal, an engineer with MBA degree, opts for graphic designing as her career|date=2011-11-14|website=The Economic Times|language=en-US|access-date=2020-09-05}}</ref>


The IOA debuted a new logo and new campaign tag #EkIndiaTeamIndia in 2020, this was celebrated on India's independence day 15 August 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ocasia.org/news/922-indian-olympic-association-reveals-new-logo.html|title=Indian Olympic Association reveals new logo|date=2020-07-06|website=Olympic Council of Asia|language=en-US|access-date=2020-09-05}}</ref> The previous logo was created in 1924 at the inception of the IOA, the logo emphasized the Star of India. Through symbols of the Tiraṅgā the new logo celebrates the pride, dignity and lifetime of determined hard work given by India's finest athletes.<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://sportstar.thehindu.com/other-sports/ioa-adopts-new-identity-100-year-milestone-olympic-games/article32005734.ece#:~:text=The%20previous%20institutional%20logo%20which,of%20the%20IOA%20till%20date. |title= IOA adopts new identity on its 100-year milestone at Olympic Games |date= 2020-07-06 |website= Sportstar|language=en-US|access-date= 2020-09-05 }}</ref> The logo was created by Smitten an international design firm founded in [[Chennai]] by Smita Rajgopal.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/others/ioa-urges-nsfs-soas-to-update-websites-with-its-new-logo/articleshow/77562487.cms|title=IOA urges NSFs, SOAs to update websites with its new logo|date=2020-07-06|website=The Times of India|language=en-US|access-date=2020-09-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/smita-rajgopal-an-engineer-with-mba-degree-opts-for-graphic-designing-as-her-career/articleshow/10702511.cms|title=Smita Rajgopal, an engineer with MBA degree, opts for graphic designing as her career|date=2011-11-14|website=The Economic Times|language=en-US|access-date=2020-09-05}}</ref>
==Recognition of athletes and coaches==
==Recognition of athletes and coaches==
From the 2016 Summer Olympics, Olympic medallists and their coaches have been given advance consideration for the [[National Sports Awards]] if they have not already received one.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s)/no by-line.--> |title=Olympic medallists to be considered for Khel Ratna: Sports Ministry |url=https://scroll.in/latest/808687/olympic-medallists-to-be-considered-for-khel-ratna-sports-ministry |work=Scroll.in |location= |date=24 May 2016 |access-date=4 August 2021}}</ref>  
From 2016, Olympic medallists and their coaches have been given advance consideration for the [[National Sports Awards]] if they have not already received one.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s)/no by-line.--> |title=Olympic medallists to be considered for Khel Ratna: Sports Ministry |url=https://scroll.in/latest/808687/olympic-medallists-to-be-considered-for-khel-ratna-sports-ministry |work=Scroll.in |location= |date=24 May 2016 |access-date=4 August 2021}}</ref>  


As of 2021, the Indian Olympic Association recognises Olympic medallists with the following cash prizes: {{INRConvert|7.5|m}} for gold medallists, {{INRConvert|4|m}} for silver and {{INRConvert|2.5|m}} for bronze. Coaches of Olympic medallists receive {{INRConvert|1.25|m}}, {{INRConvert|1|m}} and {{INRConvert|0.75|m}}, respectively.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s)/no by-line.--> |title=Tokyo Olympics: Coaches of gold winners to get ₹12.5 lakh from IOA, Chanu coach to get ₹10 lakh |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/olympics/tokyo-olympics-coaches-of-gold-winners-to-get-rs-12-5-lakh-from-ioa-chanu-coach-to-get-rs-10-lakh-101627125333727.html |work=Hindustan Times |location= |date=24 July 2021 |access-date=4 August 2021}}</ref>
As of 2021, the Indian Olympic Association recognises Olympic medallists with the following cash prizes: {{INRConvert|7.5|m}} for gold medallists, {{INRConvert|4|m}} for silver and {{INRConvert|2.5|m}} for bronze. Coaches of Olympic medallists receive {{INRConvert|1.25|m}}, {{INRConvert|1|m}} and {{INRConvert|0.75|m}}, respectively.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s)/no by-line.--> |title=Tokyo Olympics: Coaches of gold winners to get ₹12.5 lakh from IOA, Chanu coach to get ₹10 lakh |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/olympics/tokyo-olympics-coaches-of-gold-winners-to-get-rs-12-5-lakh-from-ioa-chanu-coach-to-get-rs-10-lakh-101627125333727.html |work=Hindustan Times |location= |date=24 July 2021 |access-date=4 August 2021}}</ref>
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|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://dsyw.assam.gov.in/sites/default/files/swf_utility_folder/departments/sports_medhassu_in_oid_5/menu/document/Sports%20Policy_Coloured-compressed.pdf |title=Integrated Sports Policy of Assam |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=2018 |website= |publisher=Government of Assam |access-date=4 August 2021}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://dsyw.assam.gov.in/sites/default/files/swf_utility_folder/departments/sports_medhassu_in_oid_5/menu/document/Sports%20Policy_Coloured-compressed.pdf |title=Integrated Sports Policy of Assam |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=2018 |website= |publisher=Government of Assam |access-date=4 August 2021 |archive-date=4 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210804145423/https://dsyw.assam.gov.in/sites/default/files/swf_utility_folder/departments/sports_medhassu_in_oid_5/menu/document/Sports%20Policy_Coloured-compressed.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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|<ref name="cash_award">{{cite news |last=Basu |first=Hindol |date=23 July 2021 |title=Tokyo Olympics: Indians to get highest cash award for winning medals|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/tokyo-olympics/indiatokyo/tokyo-olympics-indians-to-get-highest-cash-award-for-winning-medals/articleshow/84667399.cms |work=Times of India |location= |access-date=4 August 2021}}</ref>
|<ref name="cash_award">{{cite news |last=Basu |first=Hindol |date=23 July 2021 |title=Tokyo Olympics: Indians to get highest cash award for winning medals|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/tokyo-olympics/india-in-tokyo/tokyo-olympics-indians-to-get-highest-cash-award-for-winning-medals/articleshow/84667399.cms |work=Times of India |location= |access-date=4 August 2021}}</ref>
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==Past office bearers==
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===Presidents===
The following is a list of presidents of IOA:
{| class=wikitable
!S.No. !! Name !! Tenure
|-
|1 ||[[Dorabji Tata|Sir Dorabji Tata]] ||1927–1928
|-
|2 ||[[Bhupinder Singh of Patiala|Maharaja Bhupinder Singh]] ||1928–1938
|-
|3 ||[[Yadavindra Singh|Maharaja Yadavindra Singh]] ||1938–1960
|-
|4 ||[[Bhalindra Singh]] ||1960–1975
|-
|5 ||[[Om Prakash Mehra]] ||1975–1980
|-
|6 ||[[Bhalindra Singh]] ||1980–1984
|-
|7 ||[[Vidya Charan Shukla]] ||1984–1987
|-
|8 ||[[Sivanthi Adithan]] ||1987–1996
|-
|9 ||[[Suresh Kalmadi]] ||1996–2011
|-
|– ||[[Vijay Kumar Malhotra]] ''(acting )''|| 26 April 2011 – 5 December 2012
|-
|10 ||[[Abhay Singh Chautala]] ||5 December 2012 – 9 February 2014
|-
|11 ||[[Narayana Ramachandran]] ||9 February 2014 – 14 December 2017
|-
|12 ||[[Narinder Dhruv Batra]] || 14 December 2017 – 25 May 2022
|-
|– ||Anil Khanna ''(acting)''|| 25 May  2022 – 21 August 2022
|-
|– ||[[Adille Sumariwalla]] ''(acting)''|| 27 August 2022 – 10 December 2022
|-
|13 ||[[P. T. Usha]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-10 |title=Legendary athlete PT Usha elected as first woman president of IOA |url=https://www.livemint.com/sports/legendary-athlete-pt-usha-elected-as-first-woman-president-of-ioa-11670672131571.html |access-date=2022-12-10 |website=livemint.com }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=PT Usha becomes first woman president of IOA |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/others/pt-usha-becomes-first-woman-president-of-indian-olympic-association/articleshow/96130753.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221210183438/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/others/pt-usha-becomes-first-woman-president-of-indian-olympic-association/articleshow/96130753.cms |url-status=dead |archive-date=10 December 2022 |access-date=2022-12-10 |website=www.timesofindia.com }}</ref>|| 10 December 2022 – ''Incumbent''
|}
===Secretaries===
The following is a list of Secretaries of IOA:
{| class=wikitable
! S. No. !! Name !! Tenure
|-
|1. || A. G. Noehren || 1927–1938
|-
|2. || [[Guru Dutt Sondhi]] || 1938–1952
|-
|3. || [[Moin-ul-Haq]] || 1952–1956
|-
|4. || [[Ashwini Kumar (sports administrator)|Ashwini Kumar]]|| 1956–1960
|-
|5. || [[Pankaj Gupta (sports administrator)|Pankaj Gupta]] || 1960–1970
|-
|6. || [[Ashwini Kumar (sports administrator)|Ashwini Kumar]]|| 1970–1974
|-
|7. || J. C. Paliwal || 1974–1975
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|8. || Air Vice Marshal C. L. Mehta || 1976–1986
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|9. || [[Roshan Lal Anand]] || 1986–1987
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|10. || [[Randhir Singh (sport shooter)|Randhir Singh]] || 1987–2012
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|11. || Lalit Bhanot || 2012–2014
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|12. || Rajeev Mehta || 2014–2022
|-
|13. || [[ Kalyan Chaubey]] & Alaknanda Ashok|| 2022-Incumbent
|}
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==Disputes==
On 26 April 2011, after the arrest of its president [[Suresh Kalmadi]], [[Vijay Kumar Malhotra]] was the acting president of the IOA up to 5 December 2012.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/157142/kalmadi-has-not-been-removed.html|title=Kalmadi has not been removed: Malhotra|newspaper=[[Deccan Herald]]|date=27 April 2011|access-date=27 April 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110430160453/http://www.deccanherald.com/content/157142/kalmadi-has-not-been-removed.html|archive-date=30 April 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> The election of Lalit Bhanot as Secretary General was considered controversial by some due to his alleged involvement in the [[Commonwealth Games Scam]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Abhay Chautala becomes IOA President, Lalit Bhanot named Secretary General|url=http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/Sports/20121130/2111115.html|work=Webindia123.com|publisher=Suni System (Pvt) Ltd.|date=30 November 2012|access-date=30 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121208042117/http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/Sports/20121130/2111115.html|archive-date=8 December 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>
On 4 December 2012, the [[International Olympic Committee]] suspended the IOA on the basis of corruption, government interference, and not following guidelines of the IOC. Several members of the IOA have been charged with crimes.<ref name=BBC-2012-12-05>{{cite news |url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-20604739 |publisher= BBC News |title= India outrage over IOA suspension from Olympics |date= 5 December 2012 |access-date= 2012-12-05 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20171221121316/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-20604739 |archive-date= 21 December 2017 |url-status= live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=IOC wants fresh polls before it lifts ban on Indian Olympic Association |url=https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/ioc-wants-fresh-polls-lifts-ban-indian-olympic-071926697--oly.html |newspaper=[[Yahoo! Sports Canada]] |date=15 January 2013 |agency=[[The Canadian Press]] |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130412060336/http://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/ioc-wants-fresh-polls-lifts-ban-indian-olympic-071926697--oly.html |archive-date=12 April 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The IOA was formally banned for not following the [[Olympic Charter]] in their elections, instead following the Indian government's Sports Code. The IOA held elections under the Indian Sports Code due to a directive from the [[Delhi High Court]].<ref>{{cite news |work= [[The Times of India]]|url= http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-12-04/others/35594132_1_ioa-suspension-ioa-elections-abhay-singh-chautala |title= IOA suspension is an 'unfortunate decision', says Jitendra Singh |author= PTI |date= 4 December 2012 |access-date= 2012-12-05 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130910233800/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-12-04/others/35594132_1_ioa-suspension-ioa-elections-abhay-singh-chautala |archive-date= 10 September 2013 |url-status= dead }}</ref> On 15 May 2013, International Olympic Committee (IOC) decided to lift the ban on the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) as Indian representatives from the government and sports bodies reached an agreement with IOC officials.<ref>{{cite news|last=Srinivasan|first=Kamesh|title=IOC agrees to take India back in Olympic fold|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/ioc-agrees-to-take-india-back-in-olympic-fold/article4718636.ece|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=16 May 2013|location=Chennai, India|access-date=16 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130608141236/http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/ioc-agrees-to-take-india-back-in-olympic-fold/article4718636.ece|archive-date=8 June 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> India still did not have its three competitors play under the national flag at the Winter [[2014 Winter Olympics|2014 Olympics]]. On 9 February, an election was held to choose a head of the IOA. [[Abhay Singh Chautala]] and Lalit Bhanot were ineligible due to having court charges against them. With the support of Abhay Singh Chautala, the president of the [[World Squash Federation]], [[Narayana Ramachandran]], was instead elected.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/others/IOA-polls-on-Sunday-India-likely-to-return-to-Olympic-fold/articleshow/30057710.cms | archive-url=https://archive.today/20140209204858/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2014-02-08/others/47147931_1_clean-sports-india-ioa-polls-chautala-and-bhanot | url-status=live | archive-date=2014-02-09 | work=[[The Times of India]] | title=IOA polls on Sunday, India likely to return to Olympic fold }}</ref>
On 11 February 2014, the International Olympic Committee revoked the ban enforced on Indian Olympic Association. As a result, India returned to the Olympic fold after 14-months.<ref>{{cite news|title=India's Olympic exile ends as IOC revokes IOA's ban|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/others/india-back-in-olympic-fold-as-ioc-revokes-ban-on-ioa/articleshow/30209590.cms|newspaper=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|date=11 February 2014|agency=[[Times of India]]|access-date=11 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140306173143/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/others/Indias-Olympic-exile-ends-as-IOC-revokes-IOAs-ban/articleshow/30209590.cms|archive-date=6 March 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
*[[India at the Olympics]]
* [[India at the Olympics]]
*[[India at the Commonwealth Games]]
* [[India at the Commonwealth Games]]
*[[Paralympic Committee of India]]
* [[India at the Asian Games]]
*[[Sport in India]]
* [[Paralympic Committee of India]]
* [[Sport in India]]


==References==
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The Indian Olympic Association, abbreviated as IOA, (ISO: Bhāratīya Olaṃpika Saṃgha) is responsible for selecting athletes to represent India at the Olympic Games, Asian Games and other international sports competitions, and managing Indian teams at these events. It goes with the name of Team India. It also acts as the Indian Commonwealth Games Association, responsible for selecting athletes to represent India at the Commonwealth Games.[2]

History[edit | edit source]

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Indian Olympic Association, 1942

The background behind the creation of the Indian Olympic Association was related to India's participation in the 1920 and 1924 Olympics. After the 1920 Games, the committee sending the team to these games met, and, on the advice of Sir Dorab Tata, invited Dr. Noehren (Physical Education Director of YMCA India) to be secretary, along with AS Bhagwat, of the provisional Indian Olympic Committee; Dorab Tata would serve as its president. Subsequently, in 1923–24, a provisional All India Olympic Committee was formed, and the All India Olympic Games (that later became the National Games of India) were held in Feb 1924. Eight athletes from these games were selected to represent India at the 1924 Paris Olympics, accompanied by manager Harry Crowe Buck. This gave impetus to the development and institutionalization of sports in India, and, in 1927, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), was created at the initiative of Harry Crowe Buck and Dr. A. G. Noehren (both of the Madras (YMCA) College of Physical Education).[3] Sir Dorab Tata was important in financing and supporting the movement and became the first Indian Olympic Association president in 1927. Messrs Buck and Noehren travelled across India and helped many states organise their Olympic associations. Noehren was the first Secretary and Guru Dutt Sondhi was the first assistant secretary of the Indian Olympic Association, and after Noehren resigned in 1938, Sondhi and S.M. Moinul Haq became the secretary and joint secretary of the Indian Olympic Association.

The Indian Olympic Association was formed in 1927, and since that year was officially recognised by the International Olympic Committee as India's national Olympic organisation.[1] In 1928, Maharaja Bhupindra Singh took over as Indian Olympic Association president.[4]

Early tasks:

  • Sending teams to the Olympics: In its first decade, the Indian Olympic Association selected sportspersons to represent India at the Olympic Games in 1928, 1932, and 1936. Subsequently, by 1946–47, the Indian Olympic Association took responsibility only to send the Indian team to the Olympics (principally, this meant arranging transport, board, and accommodation), while the separate federations for each sport were responsible for selecting and training competitors for their sport. Reflecting this, ahead of the 1948 Olympics, the IOA Council agreed that a team representing athletics, swimming, weight lifting, wrestling, boxing, football, and hockey, with officials for each of these sports, and a Chief Manager, would be entered for the 1948 Olympics. And so, from 1948 onward, India began sending teams representing several sports – each selected by its respective sports federation – to the Olympics.
  • Securing funding: One of the Indian Olympic Association's main early challenges was to secure funding, so that it could send the national team to the Olympics and finance the related costs of transport, room, and board. It obtained funding from the Indian government, from the state governments, and from various state sports federations.

Illustrating this, IOA President Yadavindra Singh's appeal for funding in 1948 stated: "We need about 3 lakh of rupees to finance" the Indian Olympic team for the London Olympics; that "the youth taking part in these games become ambassadors of goodwill" for India; and that "careful selection, intensive training and proper equipment is most essential" to field a competitive team, but that the Indian Olympic Association is "greatly handicapped for want of sufficient funds" for these tasks.[5]

The Indian Olympic Association thus undertook wider outreach with several national sports federations, and essentially became a clearing house that coordinated the sending of multiple sports teams – each selected by their respective sports federations – to the Olympics.

  • The National Games: The Indian Olympic Association had one other major responsibility, that of holding the biennial National Games (Indian Olympics). It recognised, in the 1920s-1940s, that the promotion of sports in India needed a National Games, because there was no overall national sports federation of India.

Administration[edit | edit source]

IOA executive council[edit | edit source]

Following is the IOA executive committee for the 2022–2026 term.[6]

Designation Name National sports federation / State olympic committee
President P. T. Usha Athletes Commission of the IOA
Senior Vice-President Ajay Patel National Rifle Association of India
Vice-Presidents Rajlaxmi Singh Deo Rowing Federation of India
Gagan Narang Athletes Commission of the IOA
Treasurer Sahdev Yadav Indian Weightlifting Federation
CEO Raghuram Aiyar
NA
Joint Secretaries Kalyan Chaubey All India Football Federation
Alaknanda Ashok Badminton Association of India
Executive Council Members Amitabh Sharma Ice Skating Association of India
Bhupender Singh Bajwa Wushu Association of India
Lt. Gen. Harpal Singh Indian Golf Union
Rohit Rajpal Athletes Commission of the IOA
Dola Banerjee Athletes Commission of the IOA
Yogeshwar Dutt Athletes Commission of the IOA
Athletes' Commission Members Mary Kom
NA
Sharath Kamal
NA

State Olympic Associations[edit | edit source]

  1. Andaman and Nicobar Olympic Association
  2. Andhra Pradesh Olympic Association
  3. Arunachal Pradesh Olympic Association
  4. Assam Olympic Association
  5. Bengal Olympic Association
  6. Bihar Olympic Association
  7. Chandigarh Olympic Association
  8. Chhattisgarh Olympic Association
  9. Delhi Olympic Association
  10. Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Olympic Association
  11. Goa Olympic Association
  12. Gujarat State Olympic Association
  13. Haryana Olympic Association
  14. Himachal Pradesh Olympic Association
  15. Jammu and Kashmir Olympic Association
  16. Jharkhand Olympic Association
  17. Karnataka Olympic Association
  18. Kerala Olympic Association
  19. Madhya Pradesh Olympic Association
  20. Maharashtra Olympic Association
  21. Manipur Olympic Association
  22. Meghalaya State Olympic Association
  23. Mizoram Olympic Association
  24. Nagaland Olympic Association
  25. Odisha Olympic Association
  26. Pondicherry Olympic Association
  27. Punjab Olympic Association
  28. Rajasthan Olympic Association
  29. Sikkim Olympic Association
  30. Tamil Nadu Olympic Association
  31. Olympic Association of Telangana
  32. Tripura State Olympic Association
  33. Uttarakhand Olympic Association
  34. Uttar Pradesh Olympic Association

National sports federations[edit | edit source]

Further information: List of national sports governing bodies in India for various sports.

National sports federations are categorized in two categories i.e. Olympic Sports and Other Recognized Sports

The IOC's membership currently includes 38 National Sports Federations.[7]

Summer Olympic sports[edit | edit source]

Sport National Federation
Aquatics Swimming Federation of India
Archery Archery Association of India
Athletics Athletics Federation of India
Badminton Badminton Association of India
Baseball Amateur Baseball Federation of India
Basketball Basketball Federation of India
Boxing Boxing Federation of India
Canoeing Indian Kayaking and Canoeing Association
Cricket Board of Control for Cricket in India
Cycling Cycling Federation of India
Equestrian Equestrian Federation of India
Fencing Fencing Association of India
Football All India Football Federation
Golf Indian Golf Union
Gymnastics Gymnastics Federation of India
Handball Handball Federation of India
Hockey Hockey India
Judo Judo Federation of India
Modern Pentathlon Modern Pentathlon Federation of India
Rowing Rowing Federation of India
Rugby Indian Rugby Football Union
Skateboarding Roller Skating Federation of India
Sailing Yachting Association of India
Shooting National Rifle Association of India
Softball Softball Association of India
Squash Squash Rackets Federation of India
Surfing Surfing Federation of India
Table Tennis Table Tennis Federation of India
Taekwondo Taekwondo Federation of India
Tennis All India Tennis Association
Triathlon Indian Triathlon Federation
Volleyball Volleyball Federation of India
Weightlifting Indian Weightlifting Federation
Karate Karate Association of India
Wrestling Wrestling Federation of India

Winter Olympic sports[edit | edit source]

These all sports are under the Winter Games Federation of India.

Sport National Federation
Ice Hockey Ice Hockey Association of India
Ice Skating Ice Skating Association of India
Luge Luge Federation of India
Skiing Ski and Snowboard India

IOC recognized sports[edit | edit source]

Sport National Federation
Air sports Aero Club of India
Bandy Bandy Federation of India
Bocce Bocce Association of India
Pétanque Pétanque Federation of India
Bowling Bowling Federation of India
Bridge Bridge Federation of India
Billard Billiards and Snooker Federation of India
Chess All India Chess Federation
Dancesport All India DanceSport Federation
Floorball Indian Floorball Federation
Karate Karate India Organisation
Korfball India Korfball Committee
Lifesaving Rashtriya Life Saving Society
Motorsport Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India
Mountaineering and Sport climbing Indian Mountaineering Foundation
Netball Netball Federation of India
Orienteering Orienteering Federation of India
Pelota Vasca Indian Pelota Vasca Federation
Polo Indian Polo Association
Powerboating Yachting Association of India
Racquetball Racquetball Association of India
Roller sports Roller Skating Federation of India
Sumo Indian Sumo Wrestling Association
Tug of war Tug of War Federation of India
Underwater sports Underwater Sports Association India
Wakeboarding and Water skiing Wakeboard & Water Ski Federation of India
Wushu Wushu Association of India

Others[edit | edit source]

Following are some sports which IOC does not recognise as a Sport.

Sport National Federation
Arm Wrestling Indian Arm Wrestling Federation
Atya Patya Atya Patya Federation of India
Ball badminton Ball Badminton Federation of India
Ball hockey Indian Ball Hockey Federation
Bodybuilding Indian Body Builders Federation
Carrom All-India Carrom Federation
Darts All Indian Darts Association
Esports Esports Federation of India
Fishing All India Game Fishing Association
Fistball Fistball Federation of India
Floor Tennis Floor Tennis Federation of India
Futsal All India Football Federation
Ju-jitsu Ju-jitsu Association of India
Kabaddi Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India
Kho Kho Kho Kho Federation of India
Mixed martial arts MMA India
Mallakhamb Mallakhamb Federation of India
Pencak Silat Indian Pencak Silat Federation
Powerlifting Indian Powerlifting Federation
Professional boxing Indian Professional Boxing Association
Skipping rope Indian Rope Skipping Federation
Petanque Petanque India Association
Rollball Roll Ball Federation of India
Sepak Takraw Sepaktakraw Federation of India
Rollball Roll Ball Federation of India
Soft tennis Amateur Soft Tennis Federation of India
Tennikoit Tenni Koit Federation of India
Yachting Yachting Association of India

Multi-sport events hosted by IOA[edit | edit source]

Media image[edit | edit source]

The IOA debuted a new logo and new campaign tag #EkIndiaTeamIndia in 2020, this was celebrated on India's independence day 15 August 2020.[8] The previous logo was created in 1924 at the inception of the IOA, the logo emphasized the Star of India. Through symbols of the Tiraṅgā the new logo celebrates the pride, dignity and lifetime of determined hard work given by India's finest athletes.[9] The logo was created by Smitten an international design firm founded in Chennai by Smita Rajgopal.[10][11]

Recognition of athletes and coaches[edit | edit source]

From 2016, Olympic medallists and their coaches have been given advance consideration for the National Sports Awards if they have not already received one.[12]

As of 2021, the Indian Olympic Association recognises Olympic medallists with the following cash prizes: ₹7.5 million (US$110,000) for gold medallists, ₹4 million (US$56,000) for silver and ₹2.5 million (US$35,000) for bronze. Coaches of Olympic medallists receive ₹1.25 million (US$18,000), ₹1 million (US$14,000) and ₹0.75 million (US$11,000), respectively.[13]

National level[edit | edit source]

Olympic medallists are rewarded by the Government of India with the following cash prizes as of 2021: ₹7.5 million (US$110,000) for gold medallists, ₹5 million (US$70,000) for silver and ₹3 million (US$42,000) for bronze.[14]

State and union territory level[edit | edit source]

At the state/territorial level, Olympians receive cash awards of various amounts, depending on their home region.

Monetary awards for Olympians and coaches by state/territory (as of 2021)
State/Union Territory Gold medal Silver medal Bronze medal Olympic qualifier Coach of gold medallist Coach of silver medallist Coach of bronze medallist Refs
Andhra Pradesh ₹7.5 million (US$110,000) ₹5 million (US$70,000) ₹3 million (US$42,000) ₹0.5 million (US$7,000) - - - [15][16]
Assam ₹10 million (US$140,000) ₹7.5 million (US$110,000) ₹5 million (US$70,000) ₹0.5 million (US$7,000) ₹1 million (US$14,000) ₹0.5 million (US$7,000) ₹0.3 million (US$4,200) [17]
Chandigarh ₹60 million (US$840,000) ₹40 million (US$560,000) ₹25 million (US$350,000) - - - - [14]
Chhattisgarh ₹60 million (US$840,000) ₹40 million (US$560,000) ₹25 million (US$350,000) - - - - [14]
Delhi ₹30 million (US$420,000) ₹20 million (US$280,000) ₹10 million (US$140,000) - - - - [14]
Goa ₹10 million (US$140,000) - - - - - - [18]
Gujarat ₹50 million (US$700,000) - - ₹1 million (US$14,000) - - - [14][19]
Haryana ₹60 million (US$840,000) ₹40 million (US$560,000) ₹25 million (US$350,000) ₹0.5 million (US$7,000) - - - [14][20]
Himachal Pradesh ₹20 million (US$280,000) - - - - - - [18]
Jammu and Kashmir ₹5 million (US$70,000) - - - - - - [18]
Jharkhand ₹20 million (US$280,000) - - - - - - [18]
Karnataka ₹50 million (US$700,000) - - - - - - [14]
Kerala ₹10 million (US$140,000) - - - - - - [18]
Maharashtra ₹10 million (US$140,000) ₹7.5 million (US$110,000) ₹5 million (US$70,000) - - - - [18]
Manipur ₹12 million (US$170,000) ₹10 million (US$140,000) ₹7.5 million (US$110,000) - - - - [21]
Meghalaya ₹7.5 million (US$110,000) - - - - - - [18]
Odisha ₹60 million (US$840,000) ₹40 million (US$560,000) ₹25 million (US$350,000) - - - - [14]
Punjab ₹22.5 million (US$320,000) - - ₹0.5 million (US$7,000) - - - [18]
Rajasthan ₹30 million (US$420,000) - - - - - - [18]
Sikkim ₹30 million (US$420,000) - - - - - - [18]
Tamil Nadu ₹30 million (US$420,000) ₹20 million (US$280,000) ₹10 million (US$140,000) ₹0.5 million (US$7,000) - - - [22]
Telangana ₹20 million (US$280,000) - - - - - - [18]
Uttarakhand ₹15 million (US$210,000) - - - - - - [18]
Uttar Pradesh ₹60 million (US$840,000) ₹40 million (US$560,000) ₹20 million (US$280,000) - - - - [14]
West Bengal ₹2.5 million (US$35,000) ₹1.5 million (US$21,000) ₹1 million (US$14,000) - - - - [18]

Past office bearers[edit | edit source]

Disputes[edit | edit source]

On 26 April 2011, after the arrest of its president Suresh Kalmadi, Vijay Kumar Malhotra was the acting president of the IOA up to 5 December 2012.[25] The election of Lalit Bhanot as Secretary General was considered controversial by some due to his alleged involvement in the Commonwealth Games Scam.[26]

On 4 December 2012, the International Olympic Committee suspended the IOA on the basis of corruption, government interference, and not following guidelines of the IOC. Several members of the IOA have been charged with crimes.[27][28] The IOA was formally banned for not following the Olympic Charter in their elections, instead following the Indian government's Sports Code. The IOA held elections under the Indian Sports Code due to a directive from the Delhi High Court.[29] On 15 May 2013, International Olympic Committee (IOC) decided to lift the ban on the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) as Indian representatives from the government and sports bodies reached an agreement with IOC officials.[30] India still did not have its three competitors play under the national flag at the Winter 2014 Olympics. On 9 February, an election was held to choose a head of the IOA. Abhay Singh Chautala and Lalit Bhanot were ineligible due to having court charges against them. With the support of Abhay Singh Chautala, the president of the World Squash Federation, Narayana Ramachandran, was instead elected.[31]

On 11 February 2014, the International Olympic Committee revoked the ban enforced on Indian Olympic Association. As a result, India returned to the Olympic fold after 14-months.[32]

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Foundation". Archived from the original on 12 November 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  2. ↑ "India at the Commonwealth Games". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  3. ↑ Dr A G Noehren was National Physical Education Director of the YMCAs in India, and H C Buck was Principal of the National YMCA school of physical education in Madras
  4. ↑ Sharma, V. K. Physical Education Class 12. Saraswati House Pvt Ltd. p. 57. ISBN 978-93-5041-921-2.
  5. ↑ Appeal by Yadavindra Singh, President, Indian Olympic Association, 1948
  6. ↑ "INDIAN OLYMPIC ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVE COUNCIL". Indian Olympic Association. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  7. ↑ "Member Units". Indian Olympic Association. Archived from the original on 13 July 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  8. ↑ "Indian Olympic Association reveals new logo". Olympic Council of Asia. 6 July 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.[permanent dead link]
  9. ↑ "IOA adopts new identity on its 100-year milestone at Olympic Games". Sportstar. 6 July 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  10. ↑ "IOA urges NSFs, SOAs to update websites with its new logo". The Times of India. 6 July 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  11. ↑ "Smita Rajgopal, an engineer with MBA degree, opts for graphic designing as her career". The Economic Times. 14 November 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  12. ↑ "Olympic medallists to be considered for Khel Ratna: Sports Ministry". Scroll.in. 24 May 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  13. ↑ "Tokyo Olympics: Coaches of gold winners to get ₹12.5 lakh from IOA, Chanu coach to get ₹10 lakh". Hindustan Times. 24 July 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.5 14.6 14.7 14.8 Basu, Hindol (23 July 2021). "Tokyo Olympics: Indians to get highest cash award for winning medals". Times of India. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  15. ↑ "Andhra Pradesh Government Announces Rs 30 Lakh Cash Reward for PV Sindhu". News18. 3 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  16. ↑ Pandey, Ashish (30 June 2021). "Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy gives Rs 5 lakh each to Olympic-bound athletes from state". India Today. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  17. ↑ "Integrated Sports Policy of Assam" (PDF). Government of Assam. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  18. ↑ 18.00 18.01 18.02 18.03 18.04 18.05 18.06 18.07 18.08 18.09 18.10 18.11 18.12 Sharma, Nitin (12 July 2021). "Rs 6 crore or Rs 25 lakh for Olympics gold? Home state key to cash prize". The Indian Express. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  19. ↑ "Gujarat: Women Tokyo Olympics participants to get Rs 10 lakh each from govt". IndiaTV. 14 July 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  20. ↑ Saini, Manvir (10 February 2021). "Gujarat: Women Tokyo Olympics participants to get Rs 10 lakh each from govt". Times of India. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  21. ↑ Leivon, Jimmy (28 June 2021). "Manipur govt announces Rs. 1.2 crore to athletes who win gold in Tokyo Olympics". Indian Express. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  22. ↑ "Chief Minister M.K. Stalin announces Rs 3 crore to Olympic gold medallists from Tamil Nadu". Times of India. 26 June 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  23. ↑ "Legendary athlete PT Usha elected as first woman president of IOA". livemint.com. 10 December 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  24. ↑ "PT Usha becomes first woman president of IOA". www.timesofindia.com. Archived from the original on 10 December 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  25. ↑ "Kalmadi has not been removed: Malhotra". Deccan Herald. 27 April 2011. Archived from the original on 30 April 2011. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
  26. ↑ "Abhay Chautala becomes IOA President, Lalit Bhanot named Secretary General". Webindia123.com. Suni System (Pvt) Ltd. 30 November 2012. Archived from the original on 8 December 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
  27. ↑ "India outrage over IOA suspension from Olympics". BBC News. 5 December 2012. Archived from the original on 21 December 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
  28. ↑ "IOC wants fresh polls before it lifts ban on Indian Olympic Association". Yahoo! Sports Canada. The Canadian Press. 15 January 2013.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  29. ↑ PTI (4 December 2012). "IOA suspension is an 'unfortunate decision', says Jitendra Singh". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 10 September 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
  30. ↑ Srinivasan, Kamesh (16 May 2013). "IOC agrees to take India back in Olympic fold". The Hindu. Chennai, India. Archived from the original on 8 June 2013. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
  31. ↑ "IOA polls on Sunday, India likely to return to Olympic fold". The Times of India.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  32. ↑ "India's Olympic exile ends as IOC revokes IOA's ban". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Times of India. 11 February 2014. Archived from the original on 6 March 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2014.

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