In what could be a new role for her, the former world no. 1 shuttler Saina Nehwal is set to win uncontested from the South Asia Zone, in the first-ever Asian Games Athletes’ Committee poll.
Saina Nehwal was chosen as the sole nominee to compete for the 10 positions. “The athletes will be voting for 10 members of the Athletes’ Committee — one female and one male from each of the five OCA zones: West Asia, Central Asia, South Asia, South East Asia and East Asia,” the OCA stated.
About the Asian Games Athletes’ Committee poll
The OCA has announced that athletes will be able to vote at one of six voting stations from September 18 to October 6. The voting stations are located in the Athletes’ Village in Hangzhou and at the sub-athletes’ villages in the five co-host cities.
The results will be announced on the eve of the Games’ closing on October 7, and the OCA is determined to attract as many athletes as possible to the voting stations, it stated.
The Athletes’ Dining Hall in the main Asian Games Village is already decorated with colorful voting booths, slogans such as ‘Your Vote, Your Voice’, and the all-important QR code on which the athletes can complete the voting process.
In addition to this, the OCA has produced informative posters with photos of the 26 candidates nominated by the National Olympic Committees for the 10 positions.
These posters will attract more attention to the elections and allow athletes to check who has been nominated from their own zone. An attractive pin badge dedicated to the Athletes’ Committee election will also add to the occasion.
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