NEW DELHI: Adille Sumariwalla is set to be elected unopposed as Athletics Federation of India president for his third term, while former long jumper Anju Bobby George will be made senior vice-president in the polls of the national governing body on October 31st.
Sumariwalla and Anju were the only candidates who filed their nomination papers.
For Anju, it will be her highest post in the AFI executive committee, reports PTI. For Sumariwalla, the coming four-year term (2020-2024) will be his last as AFI president. Returning officer Vijayalakshmy K Gupta issued the list of validly nominated candidates after the deadline.
Sumariwalla and Anju were the only candidates who filed their nomination papers for their respective posts. Sandeep Mehta and Ravinder Chaudhry have filed their nominations for the lone post of secretary.
Madhukant Pathak will be elected unopposed as treasurer while six candidates have filed nominations for five posts of joint secretary.
Only eight candidates filed nominations for as many executive committee members, said PTI. AFI Planning Committee head Lalit Bhanot is one of them.
