New Delhi: Indian Athlete PT Usha (58) is going to elect the first Women President of IOA unanimously. She emerged as the lone candidate filed her nomination papers for the top job on Sunday, for the top post for the December 10^th elections, along with 14 others from her team for the various posts.

She won Gold medal in Asian Games and a fourth-place finisher in the 1984 Olympics 400m hurdles final.  IOA elections returning officer Umesh Sinha did not receive any nominations on Friday and Saturday but 24 candidates filed nominations for various posts on Sunday.

There will be contests for one post of Vice President (female), Joint Secretary (female). There were 12 candidates in the fray for four executive council members. The IOA polls will be held to elect one President, one senior Vice-President, two Vice-Presidents (one male and one female), one Treasurer, two Joint Secretaries (one male and one female), six other Executive Council members, out of which two (one male and one female) shall be from the elected SOMs. Two members of the Executive Council (one male and one female) will be the Athletes’ Commission representatives.