The International Non-Olympic Committee (INOC) has recognized "Yoga" as Non-Olympic sports discipline and its International governing body i.e. International Yoga Committee-IYC, which is going to begin on 21st June 2016 day of International Yoga Day declared by United Nf ations General Assembly on 11 December 2014 proposed by Indian Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and Shri Baba Ramdev has given real shape of "YOGA" and its popularity Internationally and International Yoga Committee-IYC and has been registered under Indian Law established and managed by International Non-Olympic Committee-INOC with full of it's legal control and administration on IYC and Prof.Dr. Mohammad Seraj ANSARI has taken charge as President & Dr.Thiyagu Nagaraj General Secretary (for more information about yoga non-olympic sport, please visit at http://www.iyc-yoga.org).

Yoga is a physical, mental, and spiritual practice or discipline which originated in India. Yoga gurus from India later introduced yoga to the west, following the success of Swami Vivekananda in the late 19th and early 20th century. In the 1980s, yoga became popular as a system of physical exercise across the world. Yoga in Indian traditions, however, is more than physical exercise; it has a asanas, meditative and spiritual core. IYC with the main aims to popularize the Non-Olympic Sports and INOC-Charter as well as generating funds for all Non-Olympic Sports, which are the members of International Non-Olympic Committee-INOC and National Non-Olympic Committee-NNOCs further funds for its International Sports Federations and National Sports Federations, which shall manage through INOC and NNOCs of their respective country.

The IYC and Non-Olympic Sports

The Non-Olympic Sports are struggling hard to get establish their name and fame amongst the world society, because, lacs of funds and sponsorship to its non-olympic sports in all over the world, they are not funded, because, they are not recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), if they are not recognised with the IOC, then they will not get any financial help from their local government and also sponsors are making distance with Non-Olympic Sports, only few has got recognition from sponsors, sports like; Golf, Cricket, Tennis and Football etc. they don't need any recognition from IOC or Local Government, because, these sports are public oriented sports, sponsorship is not a problem with them, but those are not public oriented or much populars sports, how they can survive themselves, the IYC will generate funds with themselves, and the IYC & INOC will utilise 75% generated funds into all Non-Olympic Sports worldwide. The IYC will start continue the financial support to the all Non-Olympic Sports till the Non-Olympic Sports will get intenational recognition.

1. Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, Government of India has Supported & Appreciated "Yoga Sport" governed by International Yoga Committee. Click Here

2. Ministry of Ayurveda,Yoga & Naturopathy Unani,Siddha & Homeopathy (Ayush), Govt. of India has supported & appreciated "Yoga Sport" governed by International Yoga Committee. Click Here