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    "excerpt": "The Athletics Federation: The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) President Adille Sumariwalla was on Thursday elected as one of the four vice-presidents of World Athletics, even as track and field's global governing body re-elected Sebastian Coe as its president.\r\n",
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    "editor1": "<p><strong>Athletics Federation:<\/strong>&nbsp;The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) President Adille Sumariwalla was on Thursday elected as one of the four vice-presidents of World Athletics, even as track and field&#39;s global governing body re-elected Sebastian Coe as its president.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Sumariwalla made history by becoming the first Indian to be elected as vice-president in World Athletics&#39; 26-member Governing Council for the term 2023-2027 during the polls held at the World Athletics Congress in Budapest, ahead of the upcoming World Athletics Championships in the Hungarian capital.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Sumariwalla was elected as vice president along with Raul Chapado, Jackson Tuwei and Ximena Restrepo.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>In the elections held on Thursday, Sumariwalla polled 115 votes as the Colombian sprinter Ximena bagged 154 votes, Spanish triple jumper Raul Chapado got 119 votes and Kenya&#39;s Jackson Tuwei received 104 votes in the polls conducted on Thursday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Sumariwalla, Chapado and Ximena Restrepo were part of the outgoing Governing Council with Ximena as one of the four vice presidents.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><b>Also Read: <\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/hindi.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-records-in-history\">Cricket History<\/a><\/p><p>Their election means, pole vault legend Sergey Bubka will not be part of the Governing Council of the track and field&#39;s governing body in two decades. Bubka was the senior vice president of the outgoing committee.<\/p>\r\n",
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