<p>“The Indian Olympic Association has decided to give more representation to sportspersons in its General Assembly and Executive Board with full voting rights,” the IOA said in a statement.<br /><br />“To start with, the IOA will set up an 11-member Athletes Commission. The sportspersons selected/qualified for the London Olympics will among themselves select the members for the commission,” it added.<br /><br />From these 11 members, two will be elected to the IOA’s General Assembly and one to the Executive Board with full voting rights. Outgoing IOA secretary-general Randhir Singh said the move is in line with the International Olympic Committee’s charter and the IOA constitution has been amended accordingly.<br /><br />Randhir said an Olympic Monitoring Committee will start functioning soon. It will have one sportsperson who has qualified for the London Games from each discipline as its member.<br />Randhir also revealed that the elections to the Arjuna Awardees Association will be held here on December 12.<br /><br />“I along with Bishen Singh Bedi are stepping down from the posts we hold in the Association because we feel that it it time to infuse new blood,” he said.<br /><br />Randhir said as per the IOC charter, there is a proposal to form an Olympian Association of India. The meeting to discuss the formation of OAI will also be held on December 12.<br /><br />“I am expecting a big turnout of the Olympians for this meeting and elections,” Randhir said. <br /></p>
<p>“The Indian Olympic Association has decided to give more representation to sportspersons in its General Assembly and Executive Board with full voting rights,” the IOA said in a statement.<br /><br />“To start with, the IOA will set up an 11-member Athletes Commission. The sportspersons selected/qualified for the London Olympics will among themselves select the members for the commission,” it added.<br /><br />From these 11 members, two will be elected to the IOA’s General Assembly and one to the Executive Board with full voting rights. Outgoing IOA secretary-general Randhir Singh said the move is in line with the International Olympic Committee’s charter and the IOA constitution has been amended accordingly.<br /><br />Randhir said an Olympic Monitoring Committee will start functioning soon. It will have one sportsperson who has qualified for the London Games from each discipline as its member.<br />Randhir also revealed that the elections to the Arjuna Awardees Association will be held here on December 12.<br /><br />“I along with Bishen Singh Bedi are stepping down from the posts we hold in the Association because we feel that it it time to infuse new blood,” he said.<br /><br />Randhir said as per the IOC charter, there is a proposal to form an Olympian Association of India. The meeting to discuss the formation of OAI will also be held on December 12.<br /><br />“I am expecting a big turnout of the Olympians for this meeting and elections,” Randhir said. <br /></p>