New Delhi: A meeting of the Olympian Association of India was held on December 12 at the Olympic Bhawan. The office-bearers of the Olympian Association were elected in the meeting. Raja Randhir Singh, IOC Member and Secretary General Indian Olympic Association will be the Chief Patron and Balbir Singh (Senior) and Milkha Singh will be Patrons of the Association.
Aslam Sher Khan (Hockey) was unanimously elected as President (Hockey) alongwith Gurbhachan Singh Randhawa (Athletics), Senior Vice President, Harbinder Singh (Hockey), Col. Balbir Singh (Hockey) and Gurbir Singh Sandhu (Shooting) as Vice Presidents, Ajit Pal Singh (Hockey), Secretary and Sanjeeva Kumar Singh (Archery), Joint Secretary.
Members of the association includes Rupa Saini (Hockey), Manjit Dua (Table Tennis), Karnam Malleswari (Weightlifting), Leander Paes (Tennis), Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore (Shooting), Sushir Kumar (Wrestling), Vijender Singh (Boxing), Abhinav Bindra (Shooting), Ashwini Nachppa (Athletics), Jagbir Singh (Hockey), Subhash Verma (Wrestling), Shiva Keshvan (Luge-Winter Games), Sumangla (Archery), Charles Borromeo (Athletics), S.S. Hakim (Football), Ram Singh (Athletics), Capt. Srichand Ram (Athletics), Anwar Sultan (Shooting) Kunju Rani (Weightlifting).
Indian Olympic Association acting president, V.K. Malhotra welcomed all the Olympians who attended the meeting and said that the expertise of the sportspersons will be availed by the Indian Olympic Association.
Randhir Singh, Secretary General, Indian Olympic Association also welcomed the members present and said that new committee will provide useful inputs to IOA and NSF so that sport get further boost in the country.
The newly elected Olympian Association of India Shri Aslam Sher Khan said he will do his best for the welfare of the sportspersons of the country.