GUWAHATI: Badminton Association of India president, Himanta Biswa Sarma was elected as the vice-president of Badminton Asia Council (BAC).
Sarma bagged 35 votes from a total of 40 polled in the election held on Saturday. “The BAI president is making his foray in the continental committee and we are sure it will help Badminton Association of India to get added support from the Asian body and work to develop badminton in the region,” BAI general secretary, Ajay Singhania said.A Cabinet minister in the Assam government, Sarma was unanimously elected the BAI president during its annual general body meeting in Goa last year.BAC president, Anton Subowo also appointed BAI secretary , Omar Rashid as the deputy chairman of Badminton Asia’s development committee.
