Olympic Council of Asia outlines key agenda for 44th Olympic Council of Asia General Assembly

Acting President, OCA, Raja Randhir Singh, Deputy Director General, OCA Shri Vinod Kumar Tiwari, and President, IOA President Ms P T Usha attended the press conference

(L-R) President of the Indian Olympic Association, Ms P T Usha and Acting President of the Olympic Council of Asia, Shri Raja Randhir Singh. 

Khel Today Bureau

New Delhi:The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) on Thursday held a Press Conference to discuss the road ahead for the all-important 44th Olympic Council of Asia General Assembly at ITC Maurya, New Delhi.

Acting President of the Olympic Council of Asia, Shri Raja Randhir Singh, Deputy Director General of the Olympic Council of Asia, Shri Vinod Kumar Tiwari, and President of the Indian Olympic Association, Ms P T Usha took the stage at the conference to address the media.

Speaking at the conference, the former international shooter and veteran sports administrator, Raja Randhir Singh, who is set to be officially named as the first Indian OCA President on September 8th, said,* _”The main agenda for the assembly is the election of the office-bearers of the Olympic Council of Asia for the term of four years. We, in Asia, are united and it is our strength. Asia is the only continent that runs five multi-sport events in Asia. The reforms of the Olympic Committee were passed off unanimously across all 45 Asian countries. 90 percent of the nominations of posts for upcoming OCA have been unanimous. There are two posts yet to be decided which are Vice-President of Central Asia and representative of West Asia, and we are confident that it will go well.”

Deputy Director General of Olympic Council of Asia, Shri Vinod Kumar Tiwari, further added, _”We have to thank Sports Authority of India (SAI) and Ministry of Sports for all their help. Also, special thanks to Indian Olympic Association (IOA) for giving us their full support in hosting the General Assembly on September 8th. Apart from elections of the President and the Executive Board of the Olympic Council of Asia, other key agendas for the assembly include the recognition of Yoga by the OCA, a matter very close to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s heart. We will also have two major presentations, one from the organising committee of the Hangzhou Asian Games, and a progress report from Nagoya committee, the next destination for the Asian Games in 2026.”

President, Indian Olympic Association, Ms P T Usha said,”We are honoured and privileged to extend our full support to the OCA in hosting the all-important 44th OCA General Assembly meeting. We welcome all the dignitaries and top sports leaders from all 45 countries of Asia who will be present for the occasion.”

Note: Viewers can also catch Live Streaming of the 44th OCA General Assembly at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gIcCYHz-AI from 10 AM onwards