PT Usha’s defeat in the women’s Sportspersons of Outstanding Merit (SOMs) election has complicated her bid for a second term as IOA president. While the Constitution and election rules leave a narrow route through a National Sports Federation (NSF), her camp is instead seeking IOC intervention over alleged irregularities in the poll. PT Usha’s defeat in the women’s Sportspersons of Outstanding Merit (SOMs) election has complicated her bid for a second term as IOA president. While the Constitution and election rules leave a narrow route through a National Sports Federation (NSF), her camp is instead seeking IOC intervention over alleged irregularities in the poll.
