IOA President PT Usha fails to get elected as SOM, will be ineligible to recontest for President
FILE PHOTO: Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President PT Usha finished fifth in the election for female SOMs. | Photo Credit: SHASHI SHEKHAR KASHYAP
FILE PHOTO: Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President PT Usha finished fifth in the election for female SOMs. | Photo Credit: SHASHI SHEKHAR KASHYAP
Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President P.T. Usha failed to get elected as a Sportsperson of Merit (SOM) in the elections conducted on Wednesday.
Usha, who polled 40 votes, finished fifth in the election for four female SOMs, behind Anju Bobby George (53), Rani Rampal (50), Dola Banerjee (45) and Saina Nehwal (43).
The 62-year-old will therefore not be a part of the general body for the IOA and will be ineligible to contest for the post of President in the next elections.
Among the men, Gagan Narang, Kamlesh Mehta, Yogeshwar Dutt and Vijender Singh were elected unopposed.
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