Usha named as Ice Hockey Association of India representative

New Delhi The power battles within the Indian Olympic Association are only getting interesting, the latest being P.T. Usha as a voter for the Ice Hockey Association of India (IHAI).

The former IOA president, who missed out on the Sportspersons of Outstanding Merit (SOM) elections a couple of days ago, has been named as one of the two IHAI representatives in the provisional electoral list for the IOA Executive Council elections released late on Thursday night. The decision means Usha, who has already written to the International Olympic Committee claiming alleged violations during the SOM elections, has clearly decided not to go down without a fight.

It also means she will be considered a member of IHAI and therefore, eligible to contest the IOA elections, scheduled for December 5. Also interesting are some of the other names in the electoral college as much as some of those missing.