Indian Olympic Association

• Raghuram Iyer has been appointed as the CEO of Indian Olympic Association.

ABOUT IOA

• The IOA was established in the year 1927 with Sir Dorabji Tata and Dr. A.G. Noehren as the Founding President and Secretary General respectively.
• It is registered as a Non-Profit Organisation under the Societies Registration Act of 1860.
• The Indian Olympic Association is the governing body for the Olympic Movement and the Commonwealth Games in India.
• IOA is recognised by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.
• As an affiliated member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF), Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) and Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC), the IOA administers various aspects of sports governance and athletes’ welfare in the country.
• The Indian Olympic Association is currently governed by a 32-member Executive Council, headed by President.
• The election for the Executive Council is held once in every 4 years.

OTHER FACTS

• India first participated in the Olympics in 1900 in Paris.
• The country was represented by Norman Pritchard, an Anglo Indian who was holidaying in Paris during that time.