Legendary sprinter PT Usha becomes 1st woman president of Indian Olympic Association

way2barak, Dec.10: The 58-year-old legendary sprinter P.T. Usha, a multiple Asian Games gold medallist and fourth place finisher in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics 400m hurdles final, was declared elected unopposed for the top post of president of Indian Olympic Association (IOA). She is the first Olympian and first international medallist to head the IOA. The elections were held under the supervision of Supreme Court-appointed retired Supreme Court judge L Nageswara Rao.