{"id":4236,"date":"2012-04-02T13:39:11","date_gmt":"2012-04-02T13:39:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.com\/?p=4236"},"modified":"2012-04-02T13:39:11","modified_gmt":"2012-04-02T13:39:11","slug":"ioa-appoints-ajit-pal-as-chef-de-mission-for-london-olympics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.com\/?p=4236","title":{"rendered":"IOA appoints Ajit Pal as Chef-de-Mission for London Olympics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>New Delhi: <\/strong>After failing to meet the March 23 deadline, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Monday appointed former hockey captain Ajit Pal Singh, who led the eight-time Olympic champions to their only World Cup win in 1975, as Chef-de-Mission for the 2012 London Games.<\/p>\n<p>Indian Olympic Association (IOA) acting president Vijay Kumar Malhotra told IANS that the seven-member committee always wanted an Olympian to lead the Indian delegation in London and Ajit Pal, a three-time Olympian, was the perfect candidate. It will also be the first time that a former sportsperson was given the honour to lead the Indian delegation.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The committee felt that only an Olympian should be named as the the Chef-de-Mission of the Indian contingent. The committee felt that Ajit Pal Singh was the perfect candidate. He is not only a three-time Olympian and but also led the team to a World Cup win in 1975,&#8221; Malhotra said.<\/p>\n<p>Ajit Pal told IANS it was an honour for him.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It feels great that former sportspersons are also considered for top jobs in Indian sports. It is a great honour for me and I will try to give my best,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>The hockey legend said he was surprised at the IOA&#8217;s decision.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The announcement came as a surprise. But I felt good that for the first time an Olympian was considered for the job,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Ajit Pal&#8217;s appointment came as a surprise as he not in the fray. IOA vice-president Tarlochan Singh and Weightlifting Federation of India (WFI) chief B.P. Baishya were contenders but now they will go only as delegates and IOA observers.<\/p>\n<p>The IOA was divided in two camps over the appointment of Tarlochan and Baishya as the Chef-de-Mission. 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