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India's seasoned sports administrator Suresh Kalmadi passes away
Updated : 5 months ago IST
India's seasoned sports administrator and former president of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), Suresh Kalmadi, passed away in Pune on January 6. Kalmadi, who was 81, is survived by his wife Meera Kalmadi, daughters and son. The last rites were held at Pune's Vaikunth Crematorium today,
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Senior Congress leader Suresh Kalmadi passes away at 81
Updated : 5 months ago IST
The former chairman of the Indian Olympic Association was undergoing treatment at Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital in Pune. He breathed his last at around 3:30 am following a prolonged illness.
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Sports Ministry lifts ban on IOA
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 13 (ANI): The Sports Ministry on Friday decided to revoke the suspension of deemed recognition of Indian Olympic Association (IOA) with immediate effect in the light of the corrective action taken by them in reversing its earlier decision making tainted Abhay Singh Ch
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IOA chief has made a mockery of sports, claims Sunita Godara
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan.10 (ANI): Hours after the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) decided to revoke its decision of appointing scam-tainted Abhay Chautala and Suresh Kalmadi as its life presidents, former marathon runner Sunita Godara on Tuesday slammed the national Olympic body and its pres
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IOA annuls Kalmadi, Abhay's appointments as life presidents
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan.10 (ANI): The Indian Olympic Association (IOA), which came under-fire for appointing scam-tainted Suresh Kalmadi and Abhay Chautala as its life presidents, on Tuesday decided to reverse its controversial decision.
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Sports Ministry to form committee for improvement in national sports code
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Jan. 2 (ANI): In the aftermath of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) episode wherein tainted Suresh Kalmadi and Abhay Chautala were appointed as life presidents of the national Olympic body, the government on Monday decided to form a committee under the chair
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Govt. derecognises IOA post appointments of Kalmadi, Chautala as life pres
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 30 (ANI): Union Sports Minister Vijay Goel on Friday informed that the sports ministry has suspended the recognition granted to Indian Olympic Association after the appointments of tainted Suresh Kalmadi and Abhay Chautala as life presidents of the national Olympic bo
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IOA row: Narinder Batra resigns as IOA's Associate VP
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 30 (ANI): International Hockey Federation (FIH) president Dr. Narinder Batra on Friday resigned as the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) associate vice-president in protest against appointments of Suresh Kalmadi and Abhay Chautala as life presidents of the national Oly
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IOA violating norms, basic ethics of good governance: Vijay Goel
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 29 (ANI): Union Sports Minister Vijay Goel on Thursday said that the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has violated the norms and basic ethics of good governance by appointing tainted Suresh Kalmadi and Abhay Chautala as life presidents of the national Olympic body.
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Kalmadi, Chautala appointments as IOA life presidents exposes double stand
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 29 (ANI): Training its guns on the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Congress party has said that the appointments of Suresh Kalmadi and Abhay Singh Chautala as life presidents of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) show the double standards of the former.
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Thankful to Kalmadi for declining IOA's life president's post: N
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 28 (ANI): Newly-elected International Hockey Federation (FIH) president Dr. Narinder Batra on Wednesday welcomed Suresh Kalmadi's decision to decline the post of Indian Olympic Association's (IAO) life president and asked Abhay Chautala to do the same and wi
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Suresh Kalmadi 'voluntarily' declines IOA life president's
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 28 (ANI): Suresh Kalmadi, who has been appointed as the life president of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) along with Abhay Chautala, has voluntarily decided to step down from the post, confirmed his counsel Hitesh Jain.
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