India's Nandan Kumar Jha has been elected as the president of the International Mind Sports Association (IMSA), a global body for the governance and promotion of mind sports. Jha’s nomination was proposed by the World Draughts Federation.

• The announcement on Jha's election was made during IMSA's annual general assembly in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
• The IMSA, which has over 200 member countries, works with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and other affiliate global sports federations to integrate mind sports into mainstream global sports.
• Sports federations affiliated to the IMSA represent nine sports including chess, draughts, esports, poker, go and bridge.