P. T. Usha appointed member of AAA’s Athletes Commission

The other members of the commission are Kazakhstan’s former Olympic champion triple jumper Olga Rypakova, China’s Wang Yu, Malaysia’s Lee Hup Wei and Saudi Arabia’s Saad Shaddad.

Published : Aug 13, 2019 23:11 IST

This is the second time P. T. Usha has been appointed a member of the Asian Athletics Association’s Athletes Commission.

P. T. Usha, one of India’s greatest athletes, has been appointed as a member of the Asian Athletics Association’s (AAA) Athletes Commission.

The AAA sent a letter to Usha, through the Athletics Federation of India (AFI), in this regard on Tuesday.

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“This is the second time I’m a member of this, I was in the commission when it was formed about four years ago,” said Usha.

The other members of the commission are Kazakhstan’s former Olympic champion triple jumper Olga Rypakova, China’s Wang Yu, Malaysia’s Lee Hup Wei and Saudi Arabia’s Saad Shaddad.