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| Himanta Biswa Sharma |
New Delhi: Badminton Association of India (BAI) Himanta Biswa Sharma was on Saturday elected to the BWF council for the period 2021-25.
Sarma, who is also the vice-president of Badminton Asia, received 236 votes as 31 members contested for 20 places on the council in the election of the virtual AGM and the game's global governing body.
I am thankful to all the member nations for voting in my favour and I take this opportunity to congratulate the BWF President as well as my fellow Council Members on their appointment," Sarma said after his election. "It is my aim to take Indian badminton to the highest level globally and to establish the country as the badminton powerhouse," he added. BWF president Paul-Erik Hoyer was re-elected unopposed, so were Deputy president Khunying Patama of Thailand and Vice-President Paul Kurzo of Switzerland.
The Badminton Association of India was represented by President, Himanta Biswa Sarma and Adviser, V.K.Verma along with General Secretary, Ajay K. Singhania, and Omar Rashid as observers during the meeting.
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