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The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) risks exclusion from the Olympic Games by December if a number of governance and election issues are not resolved, according to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Thursday.
The IOC Executive Board also decided to move its May 2023 session in Mumbai to September/October 2023.
The IOA elections were scheduled for December of last year, but they were postponed due to a court case seeking to change its constitution to conform to the rules of the national sports code.
The IOC stated that the issues must be resolved by the time of its session in December or the IOA will be banned, which would prevent Indian athletes from competing in any Olympics and prevent the IOC from funding the IOA.
“In order to agree on a constructive solution and establish a roadmap leading to National Olympic Committee (NOC) elections, the IOC will organise a joint meeting with all parties concerned later this month in Lausanne,” said in a statement.
“In view of the uncertain situation, the IOC Session due to take place in Mumbai in May 2023, has been postponed until September/October 2023.”
“Depending on the decisions taken during its next meeting in December 2022 relating to the NOC (National Olympic Committee) of India, the IOC Executive Board will decide as to whether the IOC Session in 2023 should be maintained in India or be relocated.”
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