Question: Recently who was elected to the International Boxing Association’s (AIBA) first-ever athletes commission?
(a) Sarita Devi
(b) M C MaryKom
(c) Sunita Devi
(d) P T Usha
Answer: (a)
Related facts:
- India’s Sarita Devi was elected unopposed as a member of the AIBA Athletes Commission.
- The veteran boxer was among the six boxers who were selected as members of the commission from 5 continents.
- This is a one-of-a-kind commission formed to be represented by boxers from across the globe.
- The election of the AIBA Athletes Commission members was conducted during the AIBA men’s and women’s Boxing Championships 2019 in Russia.
- One member was elected per continent, except in the case of Europe, which has two elected representatives.