Anurag Thakur (centre) was unanimously re-elected head of the Himachal Pradesh Olympic Association for a four-year term. Tribune photo
Dharamsala, January 21
Ousted as BCCI president following a Supreme Court order, Hamirpur MP Anurag Thakur was today unanimously re-elected head of the Himachal Pradesh Olympic Association (HPOA) for a four-year term.
Nirwan Mukherjee was the Indian Olympic Association observer for the polls. The other observers included NP Gulleria, hockey coach, and Ratan Lal Thakur, observer, Himachal Pradesh Government Sports Council. Surat Singh Thakur was the returning officer to conduct the elections.
Virender Kanwar was elected senior vice-president, while Rajesh Bhandari, who is a vice-president of the Boxing Federation of India, was elected general secretary.
The newly-elected members deliberated on how to improve the quality of sports in the state.
HPOA decided to have a Himachal Olympics Bhawan in Shimla and organise the state Olympics festival on the lines of the National Games at Hamirpur from June 23 to 26. — PTI
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