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ISL: Proud to deliver uninterrupted, first successful sporting event in India, says Nita Ambani | Football News – Times of India

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MUMBAI: Football Sports Development Limited (FSDL) chairperson Nita Ambani on Saturday expressed her delight on delivering an “uninterrupted” and “successful” Indian Super League despite the threat posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The seventh season of the ISL will conclude tonight with the title clash between Mumbai City FC and ATK Mohun Bagan in Margao, Goa.
“Season 7 has been a tribute to the real power of sport, the true glory of football,” said Ambani in a video message ahead of the season finale.

FSDL, a subsidiary of the Reliance group, manages and run ISL.
“In spite of the global pandemic, despite the odds against us, the fear and uncertainty, this season of ISL has brought immense joy, cheer and celebrations back into our lives.
“I am proud of the fact that we were the first, the longest, and the most successful sports event to be held in India in these times,” she added.
Ambani, who is also a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), was glad to complete the season without the need to reschedule even a single fixture.
She added, “An approximate of 1600 people including footballers, support staff, club and League management and broadcast crew were housed in the strictest bio-bubble over a period of 6 months with close to 70,000 RT-PCR tests conducted by the League.”
ISL season 7, which kicked off on November 20, 2020, saw four months of uninterrupted footballing action featuring 11 clubs with an increased number of games from 95 to 115.
The entire season was played behind closed doors at three stadiums in Goa under strict bio-bubble safety protocols.
Speaking on the league’s fan engagement, Ambani said, “We missed our fans dearly in the stadium, but they were with us digitally and in spirit all along the season.
“Thank you to each and every one of you in Goa and for supporting and showing your love for the beautiful game. And thank you for reaffirming our faith that sport truly has the ability to unite, to delight, and to inspire the world.”



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IOC President Thomas Bach wins unopposed second term to 2025 | More sports News – Times of India

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GENEVA: International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach on Wednesday won an unopposed second term that will keep him in the post until 2025, following a vote on the first day of a virtual IOC session.
Bach received 93 of the 94 eligible votes cast in an online process.
“Thank you very much from the bottom of my heart for this overwhelming vote of confidence and trust,” he told members.
“I want to continue to achieve ambitious goals with you in the post-coronavirus world.”
Bach took over in 2013 as the organisation’s ninth president since the body’s founding in 1894, succeeding outgoing president Jacques Rogge and beating five other candidates.
Presidents can serve two terms – a first term of eight years and a second of four if re-elected.
A German lawyer who won a gold medal in fencing at the 1976 Montreal Olympics, Bach has been an IOC member since 1991.
After becoming IOC President in 2013 he introduced a string of reforms a year later designed to reduce the cost and size of the Olympics, as potential host cities were scared away by the financial implications linked to the Games.
“In my second term I will follow the same style of consultation,” Bach told a news conference.
“I want to be a president for all the IOC members and all the stakeholders. Listening, consulting, taking into consideration and then coming to decisions that we think are the best for the future of the Olympic movement.”
“The overall challenge will be to make the Olympic movement fit for the post-coronavirus world,” he said.
Bach also had to navigate through the fallout of the 2014 Sochi Olympics doping scandal that led to consecutive Olympic bans on Russia, and a troubled 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games marred by financial and political problems – and several corruption investigations.
The 67-year-old has also faced the postponement of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics for a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic – the first Games to be delayed in peacetime.
Bach has ruled the IOC virtually unopposed, with the vast majority of decisions in his eight years receiving unanimous support from its members, who currently number just over 100.
More than half of them were appointed during Bach’s first term.

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