The Nationwide Sports activities Federations should guarantee to place forth one male and one feminine consultant with a purpose to avail their two votes on the IOA elections to be held on December 10, in accordance with the election notification issued by returning officer Umesh Sinha on Wednesday.
In the course of the IOA Particular Common Assembly on November 10, the place the amended IOA structure was adopted, NSFs expressed an incapability to appoint feminine representatives.
As per the schedule of the election introduced on Wednesday, the final date for receiving the names for the electoral faculty from affiliated member models is November 20. The dates for submission of nomination papers (in individual) is Nov 25-27. The ultimate checklist of contesting candidates after the withdrawal of names is December 4. The election to the IOA Govt Council will probably be held on December 10 adopted by the declaration of outcomes on the identical day.
Solely these NSFs, whose sports activities are included within the Olympic programme/Asian Video games/Commonwealth Video games will probably be entitled to ship two representatives every with one vote. Previous to the elections, the IOA will ratify the incorporation of sportspersons of excellent advantage (SOMs) into the Common Meeting. The eight SOMs, to be chosen by the Athletes Fee of the IOA, may have one vote every within the Common Meeting. Two representatives of the Athletes’ Fee and IOC Member(s) in India may even have one vote every.