New Delhi, India, February 11, 2026: The President of the Indian Olympic Association, PT Usha, welcomed senior officials from the International Olympic Academy at the IOA headquarters in Delhi on Monday, February 9.
The International Olympic Academy delegation was led by Director Makis Asimakopoulos and Head of NOAs/NOCs Relations Alexandra Karaiskou.
The visiting delegation congratulated the IOA on the reactivation of the National Olympic Academy of India, which was formally launched on January 9, recognising this decision as an essential institutional step towards strengthening the Olympic Movement in India through education, values-based leadership and long-term capacity-building.
The delegation also welcomed the appointment of Olympians PT Usha as Chairperson and Gagan Narang as Director of the National Olympic Academy of India, highlighting the importance of athlete leadership in advancing credible, inclusive and athlete-centred Olympic education initiatives.
The meeting, held in the presence of Raghuram Iyer, IOA Chief Executive Officer, reaffirmed the shared commitment of both institutions to strengthening Olympic Education in India and to further integrating the Indian National Olympic Academy within the global Olympic education framework.
Discussions focused on developing structured Olympic Education programmes with clearly defined outcomes, educator capacity-building, youth engagement and international knowledge exchange.
Source: ANI News