Rajesh Agrawal was unanimouosly elected the president of the Uttarakhand Olympic Association. The Uttarakhand Olympic Association held a special general body meeting recently in Rudrapur which saw the Indian Olympic Association general secretary Rajiv Mehta dissolving the old executive and announcing elections to the posts.
After this the Uttarakhand Olympic Association elections were held under the guidance of Indian Olympic Association observer Rajendra Krishnamurti and former district judge RD Pande. Office bearers unanimously elected Rajesh Agrawal the president of the association, DK Singh the secretary of the association, Mahesh Negi, Sandeep Sharma and Akhtar Ali as vice presidents and Mahesh Joshi as treasurer among those elected to other posts in the association’s exeutive.
The newly appointed head of the Uttarakhand Olympic Association Rajesh Agrawal said that efforts will be undertaken in the state to provide encouragement to sports, sports persons and coaches. He also exhorted the state government and industrial houses to provide their cooperation for bringing forward budding sporting talent in Uttarakhand.