Sindhu and Mirabai among 10 sportspersons elected unopposed as IOA Athletes Commission members

File photo: Olympic medallist PV Sindhu won the HYLO Open earlier in October 2026. | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR

Ten sportspersons, including Olympic medallists PV Sindhu and Mirabai Chanu, have been elected unopposed to the Athletes Commission of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), it was announced on Tuesday.

Polling was not needed after former track and field athlete Sudha Singh withdrew from the contest late on Monday night, leaving 10 candidates for the same number of seats. Returning Officer Sanjay K Srivastava declared all of them, five men and five women, elected unopposed on Tuesday.

Ace shuttler Kidambi Srikanth had earlier withdrawn his candidature on Monday.

The Athletes Commission’s chairperson and vice chairperson, one male and one female between them, will become members of the IOA Executive Council.

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Two Athletes Commission members, one male and one female, will also join the IOA General Body with voting rights. They will take part in the IOA Executive Council elections on December 5 as Athletes’ Commission representatives.

The elections for the chairperson, vice chairperson and the two General Body representatives will be held at a later date.

IOA Athletes Commission members:

PV Sindhu, Mirabai Chanu, Harmanpreet Singh, Salima Tete, Swapnil Kusale, Bhavani Devi, Tajinderpal Singh Toor, Bombayla Devi, Sajan Prakash and Manjeet Singh.

(With inputs from PTI)

Published on Nov 03, 2026

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