Will try to ensure IOA polls before Winter Olympics: Jitendra
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| Jitendra Singh |
New Delhi: Sports Minister Jitendra
Singh friday said he would try to convince the IOA to hold its much-awaited
elections before the scheduled date of February 9 to ensure that the Indian
athletes are able to compete under the national flag during the Sochi Winter
Olympics, starting February 7.
The Indian Olympic Association, which has bowed to the IOC`s diktat of barring
tainted officials from its polls, has set aside February 9 for its election
despite governing body making it clear that the Indian athletes would have to
compete under the Olympic flag in Sochi if the polls are not held before the
event.
"We are trying that elections are held by the last week of January or February 2 or 3 so that Indian athletes can compete under the national flag in the Winter Games," Jitendra told reporters on the sidelines of the launch of Olympic bronze-medallist boxer M C Mary Kom`s autobiography `Unbreakable` here.
The Minister, who personally led an Indian delegation to the IOC headquarters in Lausanne to help resolve the matter some months back, said he was glad that a solution was finally in sight to the impasse, which is now one year old.
"We are trying that elections are held by the last week of January or February 2 or 3 so that Indian athletes can compete under the national flag in the Winter Games," Jitendra told reporters on the sidelines of the launch of Olympic bronze-medallist boxer M C Mary Kom`s autobiography `Unbreakable` here.
The Minister, who personally led an Indian delegation to the IOC headquarters in Lausanne to help resolve the matter some months back, said he was glad that a solution was finally in sight to the impasse, which is now one year old.
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