Ioa President Narinder Batra
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IOA president Narinder Batra defends move to dissolve Ethics Commission, says all decisions taken as per governing body's constitution
•On Tuesday, IOA secretary general Rajeev Mehta had described Batra's 19 May decision to dissolve the Ethics Commission, formed in 2017, as "illegal".

Coronavirus Outbreak: IOA assures full support to government as India battles COVID-19 threat
•IOA President Narinder Batra on Saturday said the Tokyo Olympics qualification events, postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic, will be held once the health crisis is resolved

IOA writes to derecognised Gymnastics Federation of India in attempt to revive sport in country
•IOA president Narinder Batra has written to the president and secretary of the de-recognised Gymnastics Federation of India (GFI), Sudhakar Shetty and Shantikumar Singh respectively, in a fresh attempt to break the deadlock.

Asian Games 2018: Sports ministry asks IOA to consider 'specific relaxation of selection norms' for mega-event
•In the letter written to IOA President Narinder Batra, the ministry said that athletes and teams may be cleared if there is a strong possibility of either winning a medal in the Asian Games or finishing in the top four.

IOA appeals to ministry for meeting on Sports Code; warns of another suspension by IOC
•IOA President Narinder Batra in an e-mail to the ministry said the government has not held any discussion with it or the National Sports Federations on the draft Sports Code and also cited "a level of mistrust" with regards to past discussions.

Indian Olympic Association to take final call on scheduling issues plaguing National Games in Goa
•Goa was pencilled in to host the National Games from 4 to 18 November but there were reports of further delays in building necessary infrastructure to host major disciplines, putting a question mark on the multi-sporting event happening as per schedule.


