Delhi HC reinstates taekwondo body officials

The Delhi high court on Thursday set aside Games and Technical Conduct Committee (GTCC) decision to replace Director of Competition (DOC) Praveen Kumar and the technical officials appointed by the Taekwondo Federation of India (TFI) for the 38th National Games of India, being conducted in Uttarakhand, saying that the same was taken without any rationale.

- Shruti Kakkar

NEW DELHI:

On January 31, GTCC of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), responsible to oversee the preparation and conduct of National Games, had issued an email to the IOA, through which it proposed replacing 20 technical members and the DOC selected by TFI, based on multiple complaints regarding the federation propagating unethical practices. In its email, the GTCC had proposed replacing the DOC with a suitable candidate with its consultation and 50% nominated technical officials with duly qualified officials.