The amendment will prohibit tainted individuals from contesting the Indian Olympic Association&rsquo;s elections in the future. <img alt="Jitendra Singh" src="http://images.mid-day.com/2013/dec/Jitendra-Singh.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 323px;" /> Jitendra Singh A press release from the ministry stated: &ldquo;The issue of debarring charge framed officials from contesting elections or continuing in office was first raised then (when Singh had led a government delegation to the International Olympic Committee headquarters in Lausanne earlier this year) and the IOC was apprised of the support of the Government of India for such a measure.&rdquo; The released added that the government had supported the demand of the IOC that charge-framed persons be kept out of IOA. &ldquo;Shri Jitendra Singh expressed happiness that all these efforts have culminated in decision of IOA to bar charge-framed persons and hold fresh elections of IOA in February next year.&rdquo;u00a0

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Union Sports Minister Jitendra Singh yesterday welcomed the Indian Olympic Association's (IOA) decision to make amendments to its constitution, thereby paving the way for India's re-inclusion into the Olympic fold.

Sports minister happy with IOA's amended constitution

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