RFI gets two more days to reply over suspension of rower Dattu Bhokanal

Narinder Batra, the president of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has given Rowing Federation of India (RFI) two more days to provide details with regards to the decision to suspend rower Dattu Bhokanal.In the letter, Batra has clearly stated that if the RFI fails to respond by January 24, then the matter would be deferred to the IOA's Disciplinary Commission to decide within a maximum of three weeks period.Earlier, the IOA had written a letter to the RFI, seeking a reply by January 20th, but the federation has failed to adhere to the date.Batra in his letter to RFI president Rajlaxmi Singh Deo had stated that he wants an answer to the two questions.In his first question, he has asked as to "which body or committee of RFI took the decision to suspend the athlete and minutes or details of that decision?"The other question by Deo probed about the rule of RFI under which the punishment of two years ban is mentioned for such offence.The development comes after RFI imposed a ban on ...