New Delhi [India], January 7 (ANI): Bahadur Singh Sagoo has been elected as the brand new president of the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) on Tuesday.
The Asian Games shot put medallist changed the outgoing Adille Sumariwalla because the president of the Indian athletics federation. Sagoo was elected as the brand new president in the course of the Annual General Assembly Meeting of the federation in Chandigarh.
With the arrival of Sagoo, Sumariwalla’s stint because the AFI president, which lasted for greater than a decade will conclude. The 67-year-old turned the AFI president in 2012.
Sagoo is a one-time Asian medallist and two-time nationwide champion. The 51-year-old received a gold medal within the 2002 Busan Asian Games within the shot put. He additionally competed within the 2000 and 2004 Olympics. His greatest try of 20.40m got here in 2004 in Koncha-Zaspa, Kyiv.
Meawhile, Sandeep Mehta who held the place of senior joint secretary was elected because the secretary of the physique in the course of the AGM.
During Sumariwalla’s reign, India rose to new heights in athletics. Neeraj Chopra stood out amongst these athletes. He received back-to-back Olympic medals within the javelin throw occasion. In the Tokyo version, he received the historic gold for India. In the Paris version, he adopted it up with a silver medal.
The news Athletics boss may have his arms full with India set to host the World Athletics Continental Tour stage occasion for the primary time on August 10.
The bronze-level Continental Tour athletics occasion will happen in Bhubaneswar, in accordance with AFI’s 2025 season aggressive calendar, as per Olympics.com. The meet is called as ‘Indian Open’. The Continental Tour is an annual sequence of observe and subject competitions, that comes beneath the second tier of worldwide conferences after the elite-level Diamond League. It was launched in 2020 as a successor to the World Challenge Series and options 4 ranges, gold, silver, bronze and challenger. (ANI)