Electoral Officer Sanjay Kumar Srivastava announced that former rower Manjeet Singh secured his position uncontested in the male medallist category. Following shuttler Kidambi Srikanth's decision to pull out of the race, ten contenders remain for the upcoming Tuesday vote. The remaining nine positions are distributed across specific quotas reserved for Olympians and medallists among male and female competitors. These finalized candidacies update the preliminary list of 12 nominations originally published on October 22.
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The election on November 3 will decide nine commission seats divided specifically by gend…: The election on November 3 will decide nine commission seats divided specifically by gender and athletic achievement categories.
Six female athletes, including PV Sindhu and Mirabai Chanu, are competing for five design…: Six female athletes, including PV Sindhu and Mirabai Chanu, are competing for five designated women's commission slots.
The finalized candidate roster directly amends the initial draft list of 12 nominations i…: The finalized candidate roster directly amends the initial draft list of 12 nominations issued on October 22.
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NEW DELHI: Former rower and canoeist
Manjeet Singh has been elected unopposed into the IOA Athletes' Commission after emerging as the sole candidate to file nominations under the medallist category (male). Meanwhile shuttler
Kidambi Srikanth withdrew his nomination from the draft list. As a result, 10 athletes, featuring names such as
PV Sindhu, Mirabai Chanu, Harmanpreet Singh and Swapnil Kusale, will be in the running for nine seats when the polls take place on Tuesday (November 3).
In the notification published on Monday, issued by Electoral Officer (RO) Sanjay Kumar Srivastava, Manjeet, a treasurer in the Haryana Olympic Association, whose nomination was filed under the male medalist category, will not be subject to the election. The notification stated that he is the sole candidate in that category and will therefore be an unopposed member of the Athletes’ Commission.
The final list includes four male candidates — shooter Swapnil Suresh Kusale, hockey captain Harmanpreet Singh, swimmer Sajan Prakash and athlete Tajinderpal Singh Toor. Six women are in the fray: badminton player PV Sindhu, hockey player Salima Tete, weightlifter Mirabai Chanu, archer…
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