No election for the IOA Athletes’ Commission as all 10 candidates have said they are not opposed

Manjeet Singh and Kidambi Srikanth NEW DELHI: The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) Athletes’ Commission elections, scheduled for November 3, will not be held after all 10 candidates for five men’s and five women’s posts were declared elected unopposed.In a revised notification issued on Monday, Returning Officer (RO) Sanjay Kumar Srivastava confirmed that there was only one candidate for each of the 10 posts in the respective categories. As a result, the election will serve no purpose, the notification said.The development follows the withdrawal of nominations by badminton player Kidambi Srikanth and former athlete Sudha Singh. Their withdrawal left the remaining 10 candidates unopposed.Among the men’s contenders, shooter Swapnil Suresh Kusale and rower/canoeist Manjeet Singh were declared unopposed in the medalist category. Hockey captain Harmanpreet Singh, swimmer Sajan Prakash and athlete Tajinderpal Singh Toor will occupy three positions in the Olympian category.The five women members will include PV Sindhu, Mirabai Chanu and Laishram Bombayla Devi in ​​the Olympian category, while hockey player Salima Tete and fencer Bhavani Devi have been declared unopposed in the medalist category.The amended list represents a significant change from the draft list of nominations published on 22 October. There were 12 candidates on the list, six men and six women, with representation from nine sports. The final roster has 10 members, five men and five women, across nine sports with hockey represented by two individuals.IOA Athletes Commission: Manjeet Singh, Swapnil Kusale, Harmanpreet Singh, Sajan Prakash, Tajinderpal Singh Toor, PV Sindhu, Mirabai Chanu, Laishram Bombayla Devi, Salima Tete, Bhavani Devi.