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IOA welcomes Sachin Tendulkar's nomination to Rajya Sabha
New Delhi: Indian Olympic Association on Friday welcomed the government's nomination of Sachin Tendulkar for a Rajya Sabha seat, saying the IOA is happy that its long-standing demand to include sportspersons in the Upper House has been accepted."This is another feather in Sachin's cap as he has become the first sportsperson to be nominated to Rajya Sabha," IOA acting president Vijay Kumar Malhotra

Bhopal victims protest before IOA president
New Delhi, Apr 10 (IBNS) One hundred survivors of the Union Carbide disaster in Bhopal on Tuesday shouted slogans outside the New Delhi residence of V. K. Malhotra, acting-chairman of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA).

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IOA writes to Pranab, wants more funds for sports

New Delhi: The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) Sunday urged Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee to treat sports as a priority area while formulating the budget for 2012-13 beginning April 1."The world

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Boycotting London Olympics would be another tragedy: Randhir

NEW DELHI: India should not boycott the London Olympics on Dow Chemicals issue as doing that would be a "tragedy" to the athletes of the country who have been preparing for the Games, IOA secretary

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IOA decides not to take action against Kalmadi yet

New Delhi: The IOA on Friday shied away from taking action against tainted Suresh Kalmadi despite the threat from the world body to act on its own, saying there was no need for any action against

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Kalmadi not sacked; IOA won't boycott Olympics

NEW DELHI: Indian Olympic Association has decided not to sack its tainted president Suresh Kalmadi, who has not formally resigned from the post yet, according to media reports on Friday.Faced with

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