Hockey India will continue to govern the game: Batra
Hockey India will continue to run the game in the country despite Indian Hockey Federation`s revival by the Delhi High Court, HI secretary Narinder Batra
said on Saturday.
|Last Updated: May 22, 2010, 05:13 PM IST|Source: Bureau
New Delhi: Hockey India will continue to run the game in the country despite Indian Hockey Federation`s revival by the Delhi High Court, HI secretary Narinder Batra
said on Saturday.
The Delhi High Court yesterday set aside the government and Indian Olympic Association`s orders of de-recognising and disaffiliation of KPS Gill-led IHF in 2008 after its secretary K Jothikumaran was caught on camera in a sting operation accepting bribe to select a player.
Batra said HI will continue to govern the sport in the country as it enjoys the support of both the International Hockey Federation (FIH) and the Asian Hockey Federation (AHF).
"The High Court order does not affect us because both FIH and AHF recognise us and not IHF," Batra told PTI, ruling out a change in administration of the game.
"IHF is a society and any society is welcome to exist in India but at the end of the day to run a sport in the country you need the international federation`s recognition, which Hockey India has," he said.
Batra claimed IHF ceased to exist in 2000 when the administration was taken over by Indian Hockey Confederation (IHC), a merged unit of men`s and women`s federations, as desired by FIH.
"I don`t know from where the question of recognising or de-recognising IHF came up because in 2000 it was replaced by IHC after FIH asked for the merger of men`s and women`s units in the country. Since then, Indian hockey has been represented
by IHC and not IHF," he said.
"I was also surprised that it took the government so long to realise the fact and de-recognise IHF. The government de-recognised the IHF only two years ago when it should have taken the step way back in 2000," he added.
Batra also ruled out possibilities of going to the Supreme Court against yesterday`s verdict, saying, "We (HI) have nothing to do with it. It is IOA and government`s
decision whether to approach a higher court or not as HI was not party to the case."
PTI
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