Question: Who was recently elected as the new president of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA)?
(a) Rajiv Shukla
(b) Narinder Batra
(c) Anil Khanna
(d) R.K. Anand
Answer: (b)
Related facts:
- On December 14th, 2017, the International Hockey Federation (FIH) chief Narinder Batra was elected as the new President of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA).
- All India Tennis Association president Anil Khanna had withdrawn his name just a few days before the election for the post.
- Narinder Batra got a total of 142 votes while Anil Khanna could get only 13 votes due to his withdrawal from the contest.
- His term will be four years in this post.
- With this, R.K. Anand was elected senior vice president of IOA and Rajeev Mehta was elected general secretary of the association for the second term.
Reference:
http://www.ptinews.com/news/9321913_Batra-declared-elected-as-IOA-president–Mehta-Secy-Gen
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/others/anil-khanna-withdraws-from-ioa-elections-four-days-after-deadline/articleshow/61965703.cms