PV Sindhu, Mirabai Chanu among 10 elected unopposed to IOA Athletes Commission

Olympic medallists PV Sindhu and Mirabai Chanu have been elected unopposed to the Athletes' Commission of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA). They were among 10 sportspersons declared elected without a contest, the reports said.

The announcement put the 10 sportspersons on the commission, which represents athletes within the IOA. Because the seats were filled without a contest, no voting was held for these positions. The sources do not say how many candidates stood for the commission or whether any other seats remain open.

Two Olympic medallists on the panel

Sindhu won a badminton medal at the Olympics, and Chanu won a weightlifting medal at the Games. Their presence on the commission places two of the country's best-known Olympians on the body that speaks for athletes. The sources do not say what roles the 10 members will take up or when the commission will first meet.

For readers, the news is a change in who represents athletes in the IOA, the body that runs India's participation in the Olympic Games. The sources do not give details of the commission's agenda or any decisions it will make.

What happens next has not been set out in the sources. It is not yet known when the new members will take office or what they will address first.