Archery fails to get recognition from ministry in annual renewal

The Archery Association of India (AAI) does not figure in the sports ministry's list of recognised national federations after the annual renewal even after fresh elections were held under a new constitution.

B V P Rao was elected president of AAI on December 22 last year in the elections held under the supervision of the Delhi High Court-appointed administrator and former Chief Election Commissioner of India, S Y Quraishi.

The AAI's elections were initially not recognised by its international parent body, World Archery, but the results were later accepted by them. However, the Indian Olympic Association is yet to recognise the elections.

The Sports Ministry and the IOA had objected to certain clauses in the amended constitution of the AAI submitted by Quraishi to the High Court.

Their objections were based on the contention that the amended constitution, in parts, did not tally with the National Sports Development Code of India (NSDCI), 2011.

Along with AAI, other NSFs left out of the