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IOC elects two new members
Kuala Lumpur: Senegal Olympic Committee president Mamadou Diagna Ndiaye and United World Wrestling president Nenad Lalovic were elected as new members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) at its 128th session here on Monday.
The IOC members election commission is working on a new procedure for the recruitment of IOC members based on the Olympic Agenda 2020 recommendations. The commission will meet in November to finalise the new procedure, as per reports.
Gunilla Lindberg was re-elected as a member of the IOC executive board as 14 members were re-elected. Six long-standing IOC members whose mandates come to end this year were elected as IOC honorary members.
Speaking about one honorary member Doyen Smirnov, IOC president Thomas Bach said: “All of us in the Olympic Movement have been privileged to witness his strong dedication and commitment to our values. For over 40 years within the IOC, he has never failed in his tasks as a member. He is a great Olympic leader. His contribution to our movement cannot be overestimated.”
The 129th session is scheduled to take place in Rio de Janeiro in August 2016.
The left-handed batsman from Haryana is garnering praise from all quarters for the way he’s finishing games regularly in the most exciting IPL season.
Gavaskar reckons Tewatia’s whirlwind knock in Sharjah (in IPL 2020) where he smashed West Indies pacer Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in an over, gave him the confidence that he belongs to the big stage.
Speaking on Cricket Live on Star Sports, Gavaskar said, “That assault on Sheldon Cottrell in Sharjah gave him the belief to do the impossible and the confidence that he belongs here. We saw the impossible (he did with the bat) the other day as well. There’s no twitching or touching the pads (which shows a batter’s nervousness) when he bats in the death overs. He just waits for the ball to be delivered and plays his shots. He’s got all the shots in the book, but most importantly his temperament to stay cool in a crisis is brilliant.”
Gavaskar has also nicknamed the 28-year-old cricketer the ‘ice-man’ and lauded Tewatia’s ability to remain unruffled during the tense moments.
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