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The emblem of the Indian Olympic Association, a radiating disc above the Olympic rings, printed in maroon, with its name in Hindi and English, on a 60 paise stamp.
The Indian Olympic Association
India Post issued two stamps on 17 September 1988, at the time of the Seoul Olympics, under the theme Sports-1988. The Association, formed in 1927 with Sir Dorabji Tata as President, is India’s apex sports body, responsible for sending teams to the Olympic, Commonwealth, Asian and South Asian Games. Norman Pritchard had competed for India in 1900, and Tata sent a token team of four athletes to the Games of 1920.
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