Kalmadi India Olympics

The Indian Olympic Association on Tuesday named Commonwealth Games scam-tainted Suresh Kalmadi and controversial former president of the Boxing Federation of India Abhay Singh Chautala as honorary lifetime patron and president, respectively

Suresh Kalmadi is possibly the most high-profile sports administrator in India, for the manner in which he had taken command of all Olympic sports in India. However, he and Abhay Chautala are also considered to be among the most corrupt sports administrators in India. Following is a list of their alleged misdemeanour.

Assistant Superintendent of Police (Vigilance) Anand Joseph Tigga said a questionnaire was given to Suresh Kalmadi, and he replied in writing. Another senior police officer said Kalmadi was the president of Indian Olympic Association when the Games were organised in Ranchi and had been accorded state minister's status.

IOA sets up ethics committee, says only to who have been convicted for two years or more should be debarred. It effectively means Lalit Bhanot, VK Verma and Suresh Kalmadi -

Mr. Kalmadi's camp is confident of him winning the election and retaining his post as chief - one which he has held since 2000. The argument in Mr. Kalmadi's favour is that though he may have been pushed into a corner in India, he continues to hold a firm grip over sports associations in the Asian continent - several nourished and nurtured by ...

Suresh Kalmadi, a former president of the Indian Olympic Association, is under a cloud after being arrested by the CBI in April 2011 on corruption charges as the chairman of the organising committee of the Commonwealth Games in Delhi three years ago and is out on bail.

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Maharashtra Legislature has indicted former Indian Olympic Association president (IOA) Suresh Kalmadi for irregularities in organising the Commonwealth Youth Games in 2008 at Pune and asked the state government to file a criminal case against him.

The International Olympic Committee will "closely monitor" the upcoming elections of the IOA in the wake of its Ethics Commission barring tainted Suresh Kalmadi and his two close aides from contesting in the polls.

The Supreme Court on Monday admitted a petition by Suresh Kalmadi challenging the legality of the Delhi High Court order that had restrained the sacked CWG Organising Committee chief from going to London to attend the opening ceremony of the 2012 Olympic Games.

Under pressure to quit, tainted Indian Olympic Association President Suresh Kalmadi on Saturday said that he will not seek re-nomination in the IOA's upcoming elections and hinted at retiring from sports administration.

In a major blow to the aspirations of Suresh Kalmadi, V K Verma and Lalit Bhanot ahead of the elections, the Ethics Commission of the International Olympic Committee has recommended that the tainted trio be suspended from all their functions within the Indian Olympic Association with immediate effect.

The CBI has filed a fresh case against Suresh Kalmadi in recruitment of manpower for the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi by awarding a dubious consultancy contract to Switzerland-based Events Knowledge Services.

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday barred Suresh Kalmadi from attending the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games but the sacked CWG Organising Committee chairman claimed that he had sought permission only to attend the IAAF Council meeting in London.

Sprint legend Milkha Singh on Wednesday welcomed the Delhi High Court's decision to bar Suresh Kalmadi from attending the Olympic Games opening ceremony, saying that his presence in London on July 27 would have been a "shame" for the country.

Suresh Kalmadi will not be allowed to attend the opening ceremony of the London Olympics and cannot leave the country till July 27. Checking his plans, the Delhi High Court said that it "cannot remain a passive spectator."

The Indian Olympic Association on Tuesday named Commonwealth Games scam-tainted Suresh Kalmadi and controversial former president of the Boxing Federation of India Abhay Singh Chautala as honorary lifetime patron and president, respectively

Suresh Kalmadi is possibly the most high-profile sports administrator in India, for the manner in which he had taken command of all Olympic sports in India. However, he and Abhay Chautala are also considered to be among the most corrupt sports administrators in India. Following is a list of their alleged misdemeanour.

Assistant Superintendent of Police (Vigilance) Anand Joseph Tigga said a questionnaire was given to Suresh Kalmadi, and he replied in writing. Another senior police officer said Kalmadi was the president of Indian Olympic Association when the Games were organised in Ranchi and had been accorded state minister's status.

IOA sets up ethics committee, says only to who have been convicted for two years or more should be debarred. It effectively means Lalit Bhanot, VK Verma and Suresh Kalmadi -

Mr. Kalmadi's camp is confident of him winning the election and retaining his post as chief - one which he has held since 2000. The argument in Mr. Kalmadi's favour is that though he may have been pushed into a corner in India, he continues to hold a firm grip over sports associations in the Asian continent - several nourished and nurtured by ...

Suresh Kalmadi, a former president of the Indian Olympic Association, is under a cloud after being arrested by the CBI in April 2011 on corruption charges as the chairman of the organising committee of the Commonwealth Games in Delhi three years ago and is out on bail.

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Maharashtra Legislature has indicted former Indian Olympic Association president (IOA) Suresh Kalmadi for irregularities in organising the Commonwealth Youth Games in 2008 at Pune and asked the state government to file a criminal case against him.

The International Olympic Committee will "closely monitor" the upcoming elections of the IOA in the wake of its Ethics Commission barring tainted Suresh Kalmadi and his two close aides from contesting in the polls.

The Supreme Court on Monday admitted a petition by Suresh Kalmadi challenging the legality of the Delhi High Court order that had restrained the sacked CWG Organising Committee chief from going to London to attend the opening ceremony of the 2012 Olympic Games.

Under pressure to quit, tainted Indian Olympic Association President Suresh Kalmadi on Saturday said that he will not seek re-nomination in the IOA's upcoming elections and hinted at retiring from sports administration.

In a major blow to the aspirations of Suresh Kalmadi, V K Verma and Lalit Bhanot ahead of the elections, the Ethics Commission of the International Olympic Committee has recommended that the tainted trio be suspended from all their functions within the Indian Olympic Association with immediate effect.

The CBI has filed a fresh case against Suresh Kalmadi in recruitment of manpower for the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi by awarding a dubious consultancy contract to Switzerland-based Events Knowledge Services.

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday barred Suresh Kalmadi from attending the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games but the sacked CWG Organising Committee chairman claimed that he had sought permission only to attend the IAAF Council meeting in London.

Sprint legend Milkha Singh on Wednesday welcomed the Delhi High Court's decision to bar Suresh Kalmadi from attending the Olympic Games opening ceremony, saying that his presence in London on July 27 would have been a "shame" for the country.

Suresh Kalmadi will not be allowed to attend the opening ceremony of the London Olympics and cannot leave the country till July 27. Checking his plans, the Delhi High Court said that it "cannot remain a passive spectator."