India, Sept. 16 -- Former Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president Narinder Batra has been made chairman of the advisory board for the Association for Sports Industry Professionals (ASIP) that also includes world championship medallist long jumper Anju Bobby George. The formation of an advisory board was approved at AIPS' second management board meeting held on Sunday.

This new body will "chart strategies and out-of-the-box policies" to further ASIP's mission of uniting every professional in India's sports ecosystem. As per a press release issued by the AIPS, the advisory board will formulate high-level strategic roadmaps and pioneering policies, provide guidance on stakeholder alignment, governance and commercial growth, and serve as ...