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PT Usha Ran The IOA. The IOA Voted Her Out Fifth.
The Take
PT Usha has led the Indian Olympic Association since 2022. This week the body elected its athletes' seats. The president finished fifth, with forty votes. Saina Nehwal, Anju Bobby George, Rani Rampal and Dola Banerjee took the four spots, The Hindu reported. The track legend lost the locker room. Nobody saw that finish coming.
The Wire
IOA president PT Usha finished fifth with 40 votes in the Sportspersons of Outstanding Merit election, The Hindu reports. Anju Bobby George (53), Rani Rampal (50), Dola Banerjee (45) and Saina Nehwal (43) won the four seats, India Tribune and ETV Bharat confirm. Her re-election path now needs a national federation's nomination before December 5.
The receipts
Source: The Hindu