Legendary athlete PT Usha has been elected because the President of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA). Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju, beforehand the Union Sports Minister, congratulated the athlete on her election. “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!” tweeted Rijiju.

Congratulations to legendary Golden Girl, Smt. P T Usha on being elected because the President of Indian Olympic Association. I additionally congratulate all of the sporting heroes of our nation on changing into the workplace bearers of the celebrated IOA! Nation is pleased with them ! pic.twitter.com/LSHHdmMy9H

— Kiren Rijiju (@KirenRijiju) November 27, 2022

Earlier, Usha had mentioned that she is submitting nomination for the publish.

“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!” PT Usha tweeted on Saturday.

Sports Authority of India (SAI) additionally retweeted Rijiju’s tweet.

The star sprinter Usha is without doubt one of the biggest athletes to have ever come out of India and brags 4 gold medals and 7 silvers on the Asian Games. She missed out on a podium end within the ladies’s 400m hurdles on the Los Angeles 1984 Olympics by 1/one hundredth of a second. Her timing of 55.42s in LA nonetheless holds as a nationwide file.

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