Hello
For the first time after London 2012, India will have a full six-member squad after both the men's and women's teams qualified on the basis of rankings.
Khatua, who made the cut through world rankings quota, has been dropped without any explanation after her name was found missing from the World Athletics' list of Olympic participants a few days ago.
Vinesh, the face of protest against former WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, who is facing charges of sexual harassment against female grapplers, has won the 50kg Olympic quota but will have to undergo trials before the final squad is announced.
Indian Olympic Association president P T Usha announced that Mary Kom had asked to be relieved from her position in a letter addressed to her.
The ad-hoc committee, under the chairmanship of Bhupender Singh Bajwa, was constituted on December 23 after the newly-elected WFI, led by Sanjay Singh, had allegedly flouted its own rules.
So far, 49 Indian athletes, including 17 shooters and the men's hockey squad, have qualified for the July-August Games.
Wushu Association of India president Bhupinder Singh Bajwa will be the chairman of the panel with hockey Olympian M M Somaya and former international shuttler Manjusha Kanwar being the other two members.
In the wake of rescheduled elections, the dates of nominations, scrutiny and withdrawal of nomination is also likely to change.
The Indian Olympic Association appointed former Jammu and Kashmir High Court Chief Justice Mahesh Mittal Kumar as the returning officer.
The Indian Olympic Assoication has made it clear the the outgoing office-bearers shall have no role in the running of the federation.