Indian athletics body faces ban over poll process

NEW DELHI (AP) - The Indian government has asked the Athletics Federation of India to hold re-elections for key posts or face suspension.

The sports ministry, which would not recognise the Indian Amateur Boxing Federation and the Archery Association of India for not following a government sports code during their recent elections, announced in a press release on Tuesday the AFI's "recognition shall stand withdrawn without any further notice" if it did not amend its constitution and hold fresh polls for the posts of president, secretary and treasurer.

The objections were in respect to AFI rules which allow only previous executive members to become president or secretary as well as a condition that a candidate's name needs to be proposed by three members rather than one.