Sindhu, Harmanpreet to chair, vice-chair, respectively, the IOA Athletes’ Commission

NEW DELHI: Olympic medallists PV Sindhu and Harmanpreet Singh will helm the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) Athletes’ Commission, according to a notification issued by the Electoral Officer on Friday. Sindhu will become the chairperson of the Athletes’ Commission, while Harmanpreet has been declared unopposed for the post of vice-chairperson.

Mirabai Chanu and Sajan Prakash will represent the commission in the IOA General Assembly, with one seat each reserved for a female and a male representative. The latest notification follows scrutiny of the four nominations received by 5 pm on November 5. It states that Sindhu was the only candidate to file a nomination for the chairperson’s post, while Harmanpreet was the sole nominee for vice-chairperson. Similarly, Chanu, a female candidate, and Prakash, a male candidate, were the only nominees for the two representatives’ positions in the IOA General Assembly.

Under Rule 7 of the Athletes’ Commission Rules, 2026, the final list of contesting candidates, published in Form 6, has been deemed unopposed. The Electoral Officer has therefore stated that the election scheduled for November 7 will serve no purpose, as there is only one candidate for each post.

The notification also states that the declaration of results under Form 9 will be published on November 7, in accordance with the earlier election notification dated November 3. The four appointments will give the Athletes’ Commission its representatives across two levels of the IOA structure.