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Who became India's first Woman Member of I.O.C. (International Olympic Committee)

Nita Ambani was elected a member of the International Olympic Committee at its session in Rio de Janeiro in August 2016, the first Indian woman to hold IOC membership. P.T.…

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Who became India's first Woman Member of I.O.C. (International Olympic Committee)

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Nita Ambani was elected a member of the International Olympic Committee at its session in Rio de Janeiro in August 2016, the first Indian woman to hold IOC membership. P.T. Usha is a celebrated athlete who later became the first woman President of the Indian Olympic Association (2022), which is a national body, not the IOC.

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