Anju, Narang, Gopichand part of committee to review Sports Code

Medalists of 2012 London Olympics Gagan Narang and 2003 World Athletics Championship Anju Bobby George, along with former India football team captain Bhaichung Bhutia and national bminton coach Pullela Gopichand will be a part of a 13-member expert committee, chaired by Justice Mukundakam Sharma (retd), to review 2017 National Sports Code Draft for good governance.

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committee will be reviewing present code and examine opinions suggested by Indian Olympic Association (IOA) and various National Sports Federations (NSF) related to draft.

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A copy of decision taken by Sports Ministry is with Republic TV, which suggests taking measures for making code acceptable to all stakeholders for a balance between accountability and automy of NSFs.

It is important to te that  IOA and NSFs h rejected new 2017 National Sports Code draft and h raised questions over various clauses in draft. 

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 IOA h suggested that every NSF should be allowed to follow limit of ir respective international federation, or a uniform limit of 75 and strongly objected to exclusion of State and Union Territories Olympic Associations as members of National Olympic Committee.

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