Indian Olympic Association (IOA)

Context

• The Supreme Court appointed a former Judge L. Nageswara Rao, to take over the process of amending the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) ‘s constitution, preparing its electoral rolls, and conducting elections to its executive body.

Issue

• The International Olympic Committee (IOC) issued a final warning to Indian Olympic Association (IOA) to “resolve its governance issues” and hold elections by December, failing which the world sports body will ban India.

Indian Olympic Association (IOA)

• About:
  • Indian Olympic Association (IOA) was established in 1927 as a Non-Profit Organisation under Societies Registration Act, 1860.
  • It is an autonomous body recognised by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.
• Background:
  • The creation of the Indian Olympic Association was related to India’s participation in the 1920 and 1924 Olympics. 
  •  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. 
  • This gave impetus to the development and institutionalization of sports in India, and, in 1927, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), was created.
  • And so the Indian Olympic Association was formed in 1927,and since that year it was officially recognised by the International Olympic Committee as India’s national Olympic organisation.
• Functions:
  • 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 also acts as the Indian Commonwealth Games Association, responsible for selecting athletes to represent India at the Commonwealth Games.

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