Indian Non-Olympic Association - INOA

mittee (INOC) Dr. Mohammed Seraj ANSARI and further elected as National President and Mr. K.Rehman Khan, Hon'ble Former Minister of Minority Affairs, & Dy. Chairman, Rajya Sabha, Parliament of India, Justice K.N. Singh, Hon'ble Former Chief Justice of India elected as Patrons of Indian Non-Olympic Association (INOA) and others, under the guidance and auspices of the International Non-Olympic Committee INOC-Charter by the General Body Meeting Delegates Conference was held in Lucknow. The Non-Olympic sports are very well known and popular amongst citizens of this country i.e. Super-Cricket, Korfball, Kickboxing, Mini Golf, Aero Club, Karate do, Atya Patya, Billiards Snooker, Polo, Carrom, Powerlifting, Roller Skating , Motor Sports Club, Golf Union, Softball, Tenni-Koit, Women Cricket, Throwball, Netball, Chess, Deaf, Ball Badminton, Bridge, Indian Style Wrestling, Wushu, Squash Racket, Amateur Baseball, Cycle Polo, Body Building, Malkhamb, Ball Badminton, Tug of War, Tennis Ball, Racquetball, Shooting Ball, Rugby, Amateur Mauythai Boxing, Full Karate, Tai Chi Chua, Indoor Cricket, Thcouk Ball, Tennis-Volleyball, Ju-Jitsu , Aikido, Sports-Karate, Lapta, Woodball, Beach Kabbadi, Flying Disc, Martial Art, Kung Fu, Pelota Vasca, Boules Sports, etc.,,,,,


Several Indian Sports Federations have joined with INOA in the 1st General Body Meeting Delegates Conference, and the INOA is very sincerely looking towards recognition from the department of Youths Affairs Sports, Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India, New Delhi for the purpose to give further all possible help developments, upliftment and recognition from the peoples of this country as other public oriented sports which are not part of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA). Indian Non-Olympic Associations and its Aims Objectives set by the Executive Committee of the INOA it is a matter of great pride for the country of Sports and of course for the Non-Olympic Sports, National States Non-Olympic Federations, Sports Personalities, Players and people of this country as well as the entire country that a total new organization has taken birth Indian Non-Olympic Association (INOA) came into force on 12th March, 2000, by the first efforts of Lucknow Uttar Pradessh. The INOA has been formed with the sole-aim for development, upliftment, recognition and popularising the Non-Olympic Games and states Origin Games in all over the country, as it into Olympic Games and also like as other popular games, which has been struggling hard to get its popularity amongst the peoples and its due recognition from the IOA. The role of the Indian Non-Olympic Association is to lead the promotion of Non-Olympic games in accordance with the INOA-Charter. For that purpose the INOA has designed the following.


- To promote Non-Olympic Games Nationally and take all necessary steps to this end.
- To represent the interests of its members at National level with regard to the authorities, other Sports Committees, the mass media and the public.
- To promote sporting relation between all National Federations-NFs Sports-Games-Players, and to organize all Games, National Games etc.
- To encourage the co-ordination, organisation and development of sport and sports competitions, and ensure the promotion and application, in liaison with the national non-Olympic sports institutions, of measures aimed at strengthening the unity of the INOA-Movement.
- To collaborate with the competent public or private organisations and authorities in the endeavour to place sport at the service of humanity.
- To ensures the regular celebration of the Non-Olympic Games.
- To strongly encourage, by appropriate means, the promotion of women in sport at all levels and in all structures, particularly in the executive bodies of state national Non-Olympic Sports Organisations with a view to the strict application of the principle of equality of men and women.
- To support and encourage the promotion of sports ethics.
- To dedicate its efforts to ensure that in sports the spirit of fair play prevails and violence is banned.
- To fight against doping in the sense of the INOC-Charter and to support all measures for preventing the use of all forbidden stimulating means.
- To take measures the goal of which is to prevent endangering the health of players.
- To oppose any political or commercial abuse of sports and players.
- To encourage sports organisations and public authorities to use their best efforts to provide for the social and professional future of players.
- To encourage the spirit of fair play and all forms of violence.
- To see to it that Non-Olympics Games would be held in conditions which would demonstrate a responsible concern for environmental issues and encourage the INOA-Movement to demonstrate a responsible concern for environmental issues, take measures to reflect such concern in its activities and educates all those connected with the INOA-Movement as to the importance of sustainable development.
- To support other institutions which devote themselves to Non-Olympic Education.
- To participate in actions to promote peace and the rights of the members of the INOA and act against any form of discrimination affecting the INOA.
- To monitor and ensure the observation of the existing system-specific rules, to develop a set of standard rules (in as far as the technical peculiarities of the stadiums allow it), and to draw up a National Sporting Calendar.