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Suresh Kalamadi and Abhay Singh Chautala elected life presidents of IOA

The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on 27 December 2016 appointed Suresh Kalmadi and Abhay Singh Chautala as its life presidents.
●    The IOA unanimously appointed the Kalmadi and Chautala to the post during its Annual General Meeting in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
●    A life president of IOA is an honorary post with no voting rights or involvement in day-to-day functioning of the body. 
●    In its 89-year old history, IOA has had 12 presidents, including the current incumbent N Ramachandran.
●    The Indian Olympic Association is the body responsible for selecting athletes to represent India at the Olympic Games, Asian Games and other international athletic meets.
●    IOA acts as the Indian Commonwealth Games Association and is also responsible for selecting athletes to represent India at the Commonwealth Games.
●    In 1928, Maharaja Bhupindra Singh took over as the president of IOA.

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