All sporting activities in the country were brought to a grinding halt on March 25 after the central government announced a nationwide lockdown to fight against coronavirus outbreak

IOA President Narinder Batra on Thursday had asked Anil Khanna to furnish "factual position" on why there was a delay in the clearance for booking of 15 twin rooms

IOA President Narinder Batra had recently written to Kiren Rijiju seeking a package of close to Rs 220 crore

Anandeshwar Pandey's criticism came just a few days after IOA secretary general Rajeev Mehta termed Narinder Batra's decision to dissolve the Ethics Commission as "illegal"

The development comes amid ramblings of unrest within the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) due to differences between Narinder Batra and Secretary General Rajeev Mehta

Narinder Batra is also a member of the IOC apart from being the President of the IOA and the President of the International Hockey Federation

Narinder Batra and Rajeev Mehta have been at loggerheads for some time with the IOA president recently making a statement that he will take over much of the responsibilities of the secretary general

On Thursday, the Sports Authority of India (SAI) released the standard operating procedures (SOP) for athletes to follow while training amid coronavirus pandemic

Two top officials of the Indian Olympic Association, Narinder Batra and Rajeev Mehta engaged in a war of words over the "workload"

IOA President Narinder Batra wrote a letter to Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju, asking for financial assistance to resume sporting activities once the government gives the go ahead

Kiren Rijiju said talent scouting for 2028 Olympics has already begun and the process will get a further boost once the nationwide coronavirus-forced lockdown is lifted

Kiren Rijiju said IOA President Narinder Batra had brought to his notice recent reports of concerns raised by some NSFs that the Ministry and the Sports Authority of India were trying to seize control of their functioning

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IOA President Narinder Batra said the National Sports Federations and the state Olympics associations will have to furnish an undertaking that they will submit the documents in due course

Like all stakeholders, the IOA on Tuesday welcomed the International Olympic Committee's decision to postpone the Summer Games, supposed to be held in July-August, to the summer of 2021 owing to the global COVID-19 pandemic

The visit was scheduled for March 25 to 29 but will now happen at a later date which is yet to be decided

The outbreak has left Tokyo Olympics chief executive officer Toshiro Muto "extremely worried" about its possible effect on Games, which is slated for July 24-August 8

Batra strongly advocated that the National Games should be held every two years and said Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand and Meghalaya have already bid for the next editions after Goa

Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra has qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics with a throw of 87.86m at the ACNE League meeting, Potchefstroom, making an impressive return to the circuit after recovering from an elbow injury

Kiren Rijiju also said that his ministry is trying to ensure that athletes get the required diet at all training centres