AAI president Rao leaves after Supreme Court ruling

Kolkata, May 1 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 requested that fresh elections be held for Archery Association of India within four weeks.

"I'm leaving with quick impact in challenge against the Indian games framework which does not enable equipped individuals to come in. On the off chance that such people come in, it (sports framework) hinders in the way of functioning," Rao told.

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

Rao, a resigned IAS officer, was chosen AAI president on December 22, 2018, in the races held under the supervision of Quraishi, which finished the period of Vijay Kumar Malhotra, who served as head of the national body for 40 years from 1973 to 2012 before being de-recognised by the government for not following the sports code.

The elections were initially not perceived by World Archery on the ground that the constitution utilized was never formally affirmed by the General Assembly of the AAI. The world body additionally alluded to a conceivable suspension of the AAI.

Afterward, after Rao himself visited the World Archery base camp in Lausanne, where he presented the minutes of the elective general assembly, the international body said the AAI was a perceived part. Be that as it may, an official conclusion on the issue is yet to be taken.

The Sports Ministry and the Indian Olympic Association are yet to perceive the AAI elections. They have objected to certain conditions in the amended constitution submitted by Quraishi to the High Court. Their objections were that the amended constitution, in parts, did not conform to the National Sports Development Code of India (NSDCI), 2011.

The Sports Ministry has excluded AAI among perceived national alliances in its yearly reestablishment.

The IOA had said that giving individual members, not representing state archery bodies, voting rights was not allowed under the International Olympic Committee Charter.

The AAI under Rao had gone under a lot of criticism for its "poor planning"" as the Indian archers failed to take participate in the season-opening stage one World Cup in Colombia due to a flight delay from New Delhi.

The AAI also drew flak for picking a dope-tainted archer for the stage two of the World Cup. Some archers had also claimed that the selection of coach had discrepancies