Olympic medallists PV Sindhu and Mirabai Chanu are among 10 sportspersons elected unopposed to the Athletes’ Commission of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), with the Returning Officer announcing the results on Tuesday.
The election was declared uncontested after former track and field athlete Sudha Singh withdrew her candidature late on Monday night. With only 10 candidates remaining for the 10 available positions, there was no requirement to conduct a poll.
Returning Officer Sanjay K Srivastava formally declared all 10 candidates elected unopposed. The commission comprises five male and five female members.
Ace badminton player Kidambi Srikanth had also withdrawn from the contest on Monday.
List of Elected Athletes
The 10 members elected to the IOA Athletes’ Commission are:
PV Sindhu
Mirabai Chanu
Harmanpreet Singh
Salima Tete
Swapnil Kusale
Bhavani Devi
Tajinderpal Singh Toor
Bombayla Devi
Sajan Prakash
Manjeet Singh
Athletes’ Commission to Have Representation in IOA Leadership
The Athletes’ Commission will play a role in the IOA’s decision-making structure. Its chairperson and vice chairperson, comprising one male and one female representative for each position, will become members of the IOA Executive Council.
In addition, two commission members — one male and one female — will join the IOA General Body with voting rights.
These representatives will participate in the IOA Executive Council elections scheduled for December 5.
The elections to select the Athletes’ Commission chairperson, vice chairperson and its two representatives to the IOA General Body will be conducted separately at a later date.
