India’s iconic track and field star PT Usha was elected unopposed as the first woman president of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) .

• The IOA executive committee elections, which had an electoral college of 77 members including PT Usha, were supervised by retired Supreme Court judge Justice L Nageswara Rao.
• PT Usha emerged as the lone contender for the top job after filing her nomination papers last month and her victory at the IOA elections was a mere formality.
• Apart from being the first woman president of the IOA in its 95-year history, PT Usha is also the first Olympian to be appointed as IOA president.