The International Olympic Committee today warned of a possible ban on the national sports body if government regulations are followed in its poll on December 5th. In a joint letter to IOA acting president Vijay Kumar Malhotra and secretary general Randhir Singh, who himself is a presidential candidate, IOC and OCA chiefs Jacques Rogge and Sheikh Ahmad Al Fahad Al Sabah have asked the national Olympic body to clarify its stand by the 30th November, failing which the IOC will be forced to take a tough stand.

The letter invited the IOA and the government authorities to refer to the applicable rules of the Olympic Charter in relation to the specific matter.