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India's Sumariwalla elected vice-president in World Athletics Governing Council

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India's Sumariwalla Elected Vice-president In World Athletics Governing Council

By IANS News August 17, 2023 • 17:10 PM View: 1210

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.

Sumariwalla made history by becoming the first Indian to be elected as vice-president in World Athletics' 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.

TAGS Athletics Federation President Adille Sumariwalla World Athletics Sebastian Coe Governing Council World Athletics Congress World Athletics Championships Raul Chapado Jackson Tuwei Ximena Restrepo Sergey Bubka

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