Legendary sprinter P T Usha becomes first woman president of IOA

P T Usha will be the first woman president of the Indian Olympic Association in its 95-year history and the first Olympian and an international medalist to head the national Olympics committee

P T Usha, the legendary former athlete has been elected as the president of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Monday. P T Usha was the lone contender and was elected after no other nominations were filed till the deadline day, November 27. The elections were due to be held in the month of December.

Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju, who was previously the Union Sports Minister congratulated the former athlete on her election.

Usha is now the first woman to occupy the top job at IOA in its 95-year history and she is also the first olympic