P. T. Usha loses IOA athletes’ vote, out of race for a second term as president
Anju Bobby George, Rani Rampal, Dola Banerjee and Saina Nehwal took the four women’s seats for former athletes; the IOA elects its executive on 5 December.
P. T. Usha, president of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), failed on 9 November to win one of the seats reserved for former athletes, which means she cannot seek re-election as president, Sportstar reported.
Ms. Usha received 40 votes and finished fifth in the contest for the four seats for women “sportspersons of merit”. The seats went to the long jumper Anju Bobby George (53 votes), the former hockey captain Rani Rampal (50), the former archer Dola Banerjee (45) and the badminton player Saina Nehwal (43).
About 80 former athletes, 40 men and 40 women, were eligible to vote. The vote came ahead of the elections to its executive council on 5 December.
Ms. Usha, a sprinter who won four gold medals at the 1986 Asian Games, became the first woman to lead the IOA when she was elected unopposed in December 2022.
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