Write a short noteon indian Olympic Association.
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The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) also known as Bharatiya Olympic Sangh is a non-governmental not-for-profit organization, of unlimited duration, which exercises its jurisdiction over the whole territory of India.
India traditionally has never been an Olympic powerhouse. Though the Olympics did began in the early 19th century we were still under the British rule. Most of the youngsters who lived at that point in time were unaware of the fact that there is a world sports event like the Olympics.
Most of the games that we played in India did not even feature in the Olympics and even now, after 100 years still don’t. Sports like Kho-kho, kabaddi, malla khamba, and kushti (wrestling) were what Indians indulged into as their free time activity. Yes, wrestling did get recognition as an Olympic sport. We also managed to win many medals at the Olympics and commonwealth games in that sport. However, the bad news is that by the 2024 Summer Olympics or modern Olympics, wrestling is also going to be scrapped from the Olympics list of sports.