New Delhi:Indian Olympic Association chief Narinder Batra on Wednesday announced that he will "not run for a further term" as president of the IOA. "At a time when world hockey is going through an essential development phase, with the promotion of Hockey5s, the creation of a new competition this year - the FIH Hockey Nations Cup - and the launch of fan-engaging platforms and activities, my role as President of the International Hockey Federation (FIH) requires more time for all these activities.
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"Consequently, I've decided to not run for a further term as President of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA)," Batra said in a statement. "I feel that the time has come for me to leave this role to someone coming with a fresh mind and new ideas to take Indian sports to much much greater heights and also go all out to work to get the 2036 Summer Olympics in India.