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PT Usha failed to be elected as a Sportsperson of Merit (SOM) in the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) poll, losing in the women’s category that had six candidates for four seats. Former shuttler Saina Nehwal, long jumper Anju Bobby George, Rani Rampal and Dola Banerjee were among the four women elected. The election, described as controversial, drew from an electoral roll of 80 Sportspersons of Merit – 40 men and 40 women – to choose the four female representatives. Usha can only contest the IOA Executive Council polls on December 5 if nominated by a National Sports Federation, which is unlikely, marking a setback to her second term as president.
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Eighty Sportsperson of Merit — 40 men and 40 women — form the electoral roll for the election of the four female representatives
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Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president PT Usha suffered a setback in the Sportspersons of Outstanding Merit (SOM) elections after losing the contest in the women's category on Monday, while Olympic medallist Saina Nehwal and former athletes Anju Bobby George, Rani Rampal and Dola Banerjee were…
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Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President PT Usha has failed to get elected as one of the four female Sportspersons of Merit (SOM) from a field of six candidates
— NDTV
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Eighty Sportsperson of Merit — 40 men and 40 women — form the electoral roll for the election of the four female representatives
