Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, Nov 28: Legendary athlete P.T. Usha has been elected as the President of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA). The athlete was congratulated on her election by Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju, who was formerly the Union Sports Minister.
“Congratulations to legendary Golden Girl, Smt. P.T. Usha on being elected as the President of Indian Olympic Association. I also congratulate all the sporting heroes of our country on becoming the office bearers of the prestigious IOA! A nation is proud of them!,” tweeted Rijiju.
Congratulations to legendary Golden Girl, Smt. P T Usha on being elected as the President of Indian Olympic Association. I also congratulate all the sporting heroes of our country on becoming the office bearers of the prestigious IOA! Nation is proud of them ! pic.twitter.com/LSHHdmMy9H
— Kiren Rijiju (@KirenRijiju) November 27, 2022
Earlier, Usha had announced that she is filing nomination for the post.
“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!” she tweeted on Saturday.
The tweet from Rijiju was also reposted by the Sports Authority of India (SAI). Notably, PT Usha is one of the best athletes to ever represent India, who boasts four gold and seven silver medals from the Asian Games. In the women’s 400-meter hurdles event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, she came up only 1/100th of a second short of a podium finish. Her time of 55.42s in LA is still the national benchmark.
It should be mentioned that recent nominations for the Rajya Sabha include notable individuals like PT Usha and music legend Ilaiyaraaja.
