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The IOA also instituted a three-member adhoc panel to run the affairs of the WFI until a new body is elected.
The election of Usha to the top job marked an end to the long-drawn crisis in the faction-ridden IOA, which was warned of a possible suspension by the IOC.
Usha is being seen as a candidate of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party which had nominated her to the Rajya Sabha in July.
The IOC Executive Board also decided to postpone its session in Mumbai in May, 2023, to September/October, 2023.
215 Indian athletes will compete in the quadrennial event in Birmingham between July 28 and August 8.
In a letter sent to the IOA's executive council, the IOC and Olympic Council of Asia said they were following developments 'with great concern'.
The search was in connection with a case related to alleged misappropriation of public funds.
Batra rejcted reports that he is no longer the IOA president because of the HC order in a case against Hockey India filed by Aslam Sher Khan, a member of the 1975 World Cup-winning Indian hockey team.
The joint flagbearer role for teams is a break with tradition after the International Olympic Committee changed the rules to send a message of gender parity.
The Indian athletes and officials travelling for the Tokyo Olympics have been asked by the Japanese government to undergo daily COVID-19 tests for a week prior to their departure and not interact with anyone from another country for three days on arrival.
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