AAI president Rao resigns after SC ruling

Archery Association of India (AAI) President BVP Rao Wednesday resigned after the Supreme Court's ruling to set aside the constitution of the national body of the sport as amended by Delhi High Court-appointed administrator S Y Quraishi.

Justices AM Khanwilkar and Ajay Rastogi Wednesday ordered that fresh elections be held for Archery Association of India within four weeks.

"I'm resigning with immediate effect in protest against the Indian sports system which does not allow competent people to come in. If such people come in, it (sports system) hinders in the way of functioning," Rao told PTI.

The latest development would mean that the Indian archers will have a new administrative set-up before the marquee World Championship from June 10.

Rao, a retired IAS officer, was elected AAI president on December 22, 2018, in the elections held under the supervision of Quraishi, which brought to an end the era of Vijay Kumar Malhotra, who served as head of the national body for 40 years from ...