September 6, 2013 9:29 AM

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India in Olympics: Sports Min urges IOA to adopt chargesheet clause

The Sports Minister Jitendra Singh on thursday urged the suspended Indian Olympic Association, IOA to adopt the chargesheet clause in its constitution as demanded by the Indian Olympic Committee, IOC so that interests of the country's sportspersons do not suffer. The IOC wants the clause to be incorporated in IOA constitution for good governance. The IOC executive board meeting in Buenos Aires yesterday ahead of the 125th IOC Session rejected the request of suspended IOA to allow chargesheeted officials to continue and run for office. It asked IOA to accept all IOC demands in full before conducting elections. The Minister, said the Government of India has the same stand as the IOC on ethics and good governance. The IOA has been in exile since last December when the IOC's executive board suspended India after Lalit Bhanot, who is facing corruption charges linked to the scandal-hit New Delhi Commonwealth Games in 2010, was elected secretary-general of the IOA.

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