Clearing the path for the smooth conduct of the much-delayed Indian Olympic Association’s (IOA) elections on December 10, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) approved the final draft of the IOA’s amended constitution as prepared by the Supreme Court-appointed one-man committee of retired judge, Justice L Nageswara Rao.
In an email to the members of the Indian delegation which visited the IOC headquarters in Lausanne on September 27, James MacLeod, IOC Director of Olympic Solidarity and NOC Relations, wrote: “. . . this is to confirm that we, together with the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), have been working very closely with Justice Rao and his team over the past few weeks on the proposed amendments to the IOA constitution and that the final draft which has been circulated on November 3 to all IOA members has been endorsed by the IOC and the OCA is fully aligned with the Olympic Charter and the basic principles of good governance within the Olympic Movement.”
“Consequently, we are hoping that the Special General Meeting (SGM) of the IOA will formally adopt this amended constitution on 10 November 2022, as planned. the mail added.
