The eligible National Sports Federations (NSFs) have submitted their lists of representatives for the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) Executive Council elections, scheduled for December 5, 2026. P.T. Usha’s return to the electoral picture through the Ice Hockey Association of India is the biggest surprise.

The eligible National Sports Federations (NSFs) have shared their lists of representatives for the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) Executive Council elections, scheduled for December 5, 2026.

The biggest surprise is the return of current IOA president P.T. Usha to the electoral picture. After losing the Sportspersons of Outstanding Merit (SOM) election, she was widely believed to be out of contention. However, the Ice Hockey Association of India has now recommended her name as its female representative.

Usha, a former track and field legend, was initially expected to be recommended by the Athletics Federation of India (AFI). However, as we reported earlier, AFI was not planning to put forward her name. Her nomination through the Ice Hockey Federation is therefore a significant late development.

All 30 eligible federations have recommended two representatives each — one male and one female — taking the total to 60. Each representative will have one vote, making the federations’ representatives the largest voting bloc in the IOA Executive Council elections.

IOA Elections 2026: List of 60 Authorised Representatives

No. National Sports Federation Male Representative Female Representative
1 All India Football Federation Kalyan Chaubey Tsering Angmo
2 All India Tennis Association Chintan Navnitlal Parikh Rushmi Chakravarthi
3 Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India Deepak Joshi Jayashree Swain
4 Archery Association of India Virendra Kumar Sachdeva Purnima Mahato
5 Athletics Federation of India Adille J Sumariwalla Jyotirmoyee Sikdar
6 Badminton Association of India Sanjay Mishra Alaknanda Ashok
7 Basketball Federation of India Aadhav Arjuna Meenalatha Mohan
8 Bowling Federation of India Ravi Bengani Sunaina Kumari
9 Cycling Federation of India Maninder Pal Singh Shipra Verma
10 Fencing Association of India Rajeev Mehta Surekha
11 Gymnastic Federation of India Kiran Wattal Dr. Satpal Kaur
12 Handball Federation of India Udit Harish Sheth Tarjeet Kaur Saluja
13 Hockey India Bhola Nath Singh Joydeep Kaur
14 Ice Hockey Association of India Harjinder Singh Pilavullakandi Tekkepparambil Usha
15 Ice Skating Association of India Amitabh Sharma Monica Thakur
16 Indian Kayaking & Canoeing Association Prashant Kushwaha Alisha Keer
17 Indian Rugby Football Union Rahul Bose Sanaya Mehta Vyas
18 Indian Triathlon Federation Nitin Gupta Brinda Aiyar
19 Indian Weightlifting Federation Dr. Sahdev Yadav Sabina Yadav
20 Judo Federation of India Mukesh Kumar Gitanjali Panda
21 Luge Federation of India Dev Kumar Singh Dr. Jyoti Mann
22 Modern Pentathlon Federation of India Vitthal Shirgaonkar Sandhya Palieकर
23 National Rifle Association of India Ajay Patel Putul Kumari
24 Netball Federation of India Vagish Pathak Suman Kaushik
25 Rowing Federation of India Balaji Maradapa Smita Yadav
26 Ski and Snowboard India Harpal Singh Banyala Harini
27 Swimming Federation of India R.N. Jayaprakash Mona Manish Shah
28 The Squash Rackets Federation of India Cyrus Poncha Pavitra Nandiga
29 Wrestling Federation of India Sanjay Kumar Singh Nikki
30 Wushu Association of India Bhupender Singh Bajwa Bhavneet Handoo

Note: This is a provisional list, and changes may be made in the coming days.

Two Athlete Representatives Also Finalised

Along with the 60 federation representatives, the names of two athlete representatives have also been finalised: Mirabai Chanu and Sajan Prakash.

Eight SOM Representatives Already Elected

Eight Sportspersons of Outstanding Merit (SOM) representatives have already been elected.

Four Women Representatives

  1. Anju Bobby George
  2. Rani Rampal
  3. Dola Banerjee
  4. Saina Nehwal

In the men’s category, Gagan Narang, Kamlesh Navinchandra Mehta, Yogeshwar Dutt and Vijender Singh have already been elected unopposed.

With these names in place, we now have a clearer picture of the electorate that will vote in the IOA Executive Council elections on December 5, 2026.