Olympics: Stakeholders delay India’s IOC return

The IOC banned India after refusing to recognise the results of IOA elections held on December 5

MUMBAI: India appears no closer to a return to the Olympic fold as officials from the country’s Olympic association and sports ministry bicker over a controversial government sports code.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) banned the country after refusing to recognise the results of Indian Olympic Association (IOA) elections held on December 5 due to government interference, which led to a tainted official being named its new secretary general.

The IOC offered a lifeline in January, inviting stakeholders to a meeting at its Lausanne headquarters, but that meeting has already been postponed twice.

Published in The Express Tribune, April 11^th, 2013.