Mary Kom, Mirabai Chanu elected in IOA Athlete's Commission
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16 November, 2022 12:25 pm IST
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Five-time world champion boxer and Olympic medallist M C Mary Kom, Tokyo Olympics silver medallist weightlifter Mirabai Chanu were among 10 eminent sportspersons elected unopposed as members of the IOA Athletes Commission in the polls.
The other seven members of the apex body are double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu and multiple-time winter Olympian Shiva Keshavan, 2012 Olympics bronze winner shooter Gagan Narang, veteran table tennis player Achanta Sharath Kamal, ace hockey player Rani Rampal, fencer Bhavani Devi, rower Bajrang Lal and former shot putter OP Karhana.
All the 10 members, out of which five are female, are Olympians. Keshavan is the only Winter Olympian.
It is reported that Only 10 candidates filed nominations for the same number of seats in the Athletes Commission and Umesh Sinha, who is also the returning officer of the upcoming IOA elections, declared all of them elected unopposed.
Under the new constitution of the Indian Olympic Association which was adopted on November 10, the athletes commission is to have equal representation of male and female members.
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