
Neeraj Chopra is the most prominent name in the six-member athletes' list.
In an unprecedented decision taken on Wednesday, the Athletic Federation of India (AFI) has included six renowned athletes in its nine-person Athletes’ Commission including Neeraj Chopra, the most prominent name in the list. The chairperson of the commission is long-jump great Anju Bobby George.
The other women in the new panel are runner Jyotirmoyee Sikdar, discus thrower Krishna Poonia, hurdler MD Valsamma, steeplechaser Sudha Singh, and runner Sunita Rani.
Anju, a 2003 World Championships bronze medal winner, is also a senior vice president in the AFI.
All of them are retired and their induction is a noteworthy milestone in the AFI’s quest for gender parity in its set-up. The previous commission featured four women.
The commission was unveiled on Wednesday after the elections held in October last year.
Two-time Olympic medal-winning Neeraj Chopra is one of the four nominated members after consultations by the AFI’s executive council.
The other two male members of the commission are 3000m steeplechaser Avinash Sable and newly-elected AFI president Bahadoor Singh Sagoo a shot put gold medal winner at 2002 Asian Games. Sagoo was the chairman of the previous commission.
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