The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Thursday refused to lift the suspension on the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), in force since December last year, and gave the Indian body a new deadline to set its house in order, asking it to seize the golden opportunity to implement the basic principles of good governance, ethics and integrity.
At its executive board meeting in Buenos Aires, IOC asked the Indian body to meet before October 31 and suitably amend its constitution. The parent body wants IOA to frame rules that would disqualify any person charged in court for a criminal or corruption-related case, from running for office. Once this revised constitution is approved, the world body said IOA could go for elections before December 15.
At its executive board meeting in Buenos Aires, IOC asked the Indian body to meet before October 31 and suitably amend its constitution. The parent body wants IOA to frame rules that would disqualify any person charged in court for a criminal or corruption-related case, from running for office. Once this revised constitution is approved, the world body said IOA could go for elections before December 15.