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PT Usha, Legendary Athlete, Files Nomination For Indian Olympic Association President’s Post

PT Usha is known for her performance at the 1894 Olympics where she missed a medal by a whisker.

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Legendary PT Usha has thrown her hat into IOA ring. (Image: Twitter)

New Delhi: Legendary track and field athlete PT Usha has filed the nomination for the presidential post of Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Saturday.

“With the warm support of my Fellow Athletes and National Federations I am humbled and honoured to accept and file for the Nomination of the President Of IOA!,” Usha tweeted.

Usha is among the eight sportspersons of outstanding merit (SOMs) picked by the newly-elected Athletes Commission to vote during the December 10 elections for the new executive committee of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA).

The other seven SOMs are Yogeshwar Dutt (wrestling) M.M. Somaya (hockey), Rohit Rajpal (tennis), Akhil Kumar (boxing), Suma Shirur (shooting), Aparna Popat (badminton) and Dola Banerjee (archery).

Under the new constitution of the IOA, the eight SOMs, who will be a part of the General Assembly with voting rights, have four male and four female members. The IOA has already approved the Constitution under the mandatory directive of the Supreme Court.

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