The Sports Authority of India was set up in 1984 in order to

prepare a bid for the Olympic GamesCorrect answerYour answeradminister the national sports awardsCorrect answerYour answerreplace the Indian Olympic AssociationCorrect answerYour answercarry forward the legacy of the 1982 Asian Games held at New DelhiCorrect answerYour answer

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SAI was set up in 1984, the year after the ninth Asian Games at New Delhi.
Its original task was to carry forward that legacy, including running the stadia built for those Games.
The Indian Olympic Association still exists and is a separate body, so SAI did not replace it.

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A large event leaves behind facilities that somebody has to run afterwards, and that is the ordinary reason such bodies are created. The date follows the Games by two years.

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