Narinder Dhruv Batra - Biography

Narinder batra biography of barack Narinder Batra, the Hockey India HI chief and the newly-elected International Hockey Federation FIH president, is one name that comes to mind instantly the moment one talks about sports administration in the country. Comfortable with both bouquets and brickbats, Narinder Batra has weathered quite a few controversies and slowly but certainly made his presence felt in the higher echelons of sports administration. A keen analyst one who understands the nuances of sports politics, given that he was also the Delhi and Districts Cricket Association DDCA vice-president for quite some time and is also a top Indian Olympic Association IOA functionary -- Narinder Batra has managed to carve out a name for himself in the world of sports administration ever since he took up the post of treasurer in He was finally elected unopposed as head of Hockey India in His no-nonsense attitude, even if it has bordered on the arrogant, has ruffled many a feather but ultimately Batra has had his way.

Narinder Batra

IOC member

Narinder Dhruv Batra

In office
14 December &#;– 25 May
Preceded byNarayana Ramachandran
Succeeded byPT Usha
In office
–
Preceded byLeandro Negre
Succeeded byTayyab Ikram
In office
–
Preceded byMariyamma Koshy
Succeeded byMariyamma Koshy

Narinder Dhruv Batra (born 19 April , India) was a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) from to

Education

Batra studied at the Amar Singh College where he received his Bachelor of Arts in He then went on to study law at the University of Kashmir, where he received his Bachelor in He received two honorary Doctorates in Philosophy from the Teerthanker Mahaveer University in , and from the Manav Rachna Educational Institutions in [1]

Career

From until , then again from until , Batra was President of the Hockey Jammu & Kashmir.

In until , he was the President at Hockey India. He was a Chairman for the Hockey India League from to , and for the Organising Committee of nine international Hockey tournaments in India between and [2]

Batra was also treasurer for the Delhi & District Cricket Association from to , and vice-president of the Asian Hockey Federation from to

In , he was President of the Commonwealth Games Association of India, a member of the Governing Board National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA India) and a member of the CSR Committee of Ministry of Corporate Affairs for the Government of India.[1]

He held various positions in the Indian Hockey Federation including, vice-president from to , member of the Competitions Committee from to , Executive Board Member from to , then President starting in [4][5][6]

For the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) he was vice-president from until , then associate vice-president from until , when he was then elected President.

He became a member of the International Olympic Committee in , and was a member of the IOC Olympic Channel Commission in

In May, Batra had his position as life membership in Hockey India removed as it was deemed in contempt by the Delhi High Court.[9] Which led to him stepping down as president of the Indian Olympics Association (IOA) as well as the International Hockey Federation (FIH) in At the same time, he stepped down as member of the IOC.[10] Shortly after his resignation, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) filed a case against him for allegedly misusing Hockey India funds.[12][13]

Sports career

Batra played hockey from until , where he competed at various levels.[1]

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