Members of the Indian Olympics Association (IOA) attended the first meeting of the executive council and held deliberations on various matters leading to the Paris Olympics 2024.
Indian players are gearing up for the upcoming Asian Games to be played in Hangzhou in September next year and Paris Olympics 2024 is also not too far away.
Gagan Narang, 2012 London Olympic bronze medallist, and Rowing Federation of India president Rajlaxmi Singh Deo have been elected unopposed as vice presidents.
One of India's most successful athletes and a flag-bearer of Indian sports globally, PT Usha was elected as president of IOA on Saturday along with a new executive council.
PT Usha's election brings an end to a long-drawn crisis in the faction-ridden IOA which was warned of a possible suspension by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) if elections were not held this month.
Legendary athlete PT Usha has been elected as the President of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA). The star sprinter Usha is one of the greatest athletes to have ever come out of India and brags four gold medals and seven silvers at the Asian Games. She missed out on a podium finish in the