IOA President PT Usha expressed concern over the Executive Committee's failure to honor Olympic medallists and accused the Finance Committee of blocking funds for athletes' preparation for the Paris Games.

President PT Usha on Monday said it is "deeply concerning" that the Executive Committee members failed to honour Olympic medallists and accused the Finance Committee of blocking funds intended to support Indian athletes' preparation for the Paris Games.

Usha revealed that a proposal for a preparatory grant of Rs 2 lakh for each Olympic-bound athlete and Rs 1 lakh for each coach had been blocked by the Finance Committee, notably by IOA Treasurer Sahdev Yadav.

In his first visit back to Utah since awarding Salt Lake City the 2034 Winter Games, the International Olympic Committee president sought to ease worries that the city could lose its second Olympics if organizers don’t fulfill an agreement to play peacemaker between anti-doping authorities.

IOC president Thomas Bach sought to ease worries that Salt Lake City could lose its second Olympics if organizers don't fulfill an agreement to play peacemaker between anti-doping authorities.