IOC urges IOA to appoint CEO quickly, asks it to settle wrestling issue by following UWW rules and directives

The International Olympic Committee has expressed concern over the Indian Olympic Association’s “unfortunate” delay in the appointment of CEO/secretary-general while also urging the IOA to address the issue affecting the country’s wrestling federation by “working closely” with the sport’s world body. The IOC has also asked the IOA to co-ordinate with international sports federations to address issues impacting India’s sports federations, namely the Wrestling Federation of India. As per the new constitution drafted by the Supreme Court-constituted panel and approved by the IOC, the IOA was to appoint a CEO who would perform the functions of the erstwhile secretary-general, within a month after taking charge of the new executive council led by IOA president and former sprinter PT Usha, The new IOA council had taken charge on December 10 but its been more than seven months a CEO hasn’t been appointed by the NOC. One of the eligibility criteria for the post of CEO is that the candidate should be a “management professional with an experience of no less than 10 years as the CEO of a company/entity with an annual turnover of no less than Rs 25 crore.” Article 15.3 of the amended IOA constitution also says that “the CEO shall be proposed by a nomination committee comprising the IOA president, chairman of the Athletes’ Commission and one IOC member from India”.