Sports Ministry de-recognises IABF, AAI - NewsX

  • 5 years ago
The union ministry of sports on Friday de-recognised the Indian Amateur Boxing Federation (IABF) and the Archery Association of India (AAI) for manipulation in their election process. Justifying the decision, sports minister Jitendra Singh said AAI violated the Sports Code of India while the election process of the boxing body was faulty. The AAI election was held in November when Vijay Kumar Malhotra was elected its president for a tenth consecutive term, spanning a period of 40 years. IABF polls took place in September when Abhishek Matoria replaced Abhay Singh Chautala at the helm.

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