NEW DELHI: Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president P T Usha has been working overtime to ensure that the country’s athletes get the best support in their quest to win medals at the Paris Olympics. Usha, a legendary athlete herself who became the first woman president of the IOA in the sports body’s 95-year-long history, sat down for a chat with TOI on Monday afternoon at the IOA Bhawan, speaking on a variety of topics ranging from India’s Olympics preparations, medal expectations, overall contingent size, dealing with athletes’ last-minute requests for personal coaches and support staff and progress made on India’s ambitious bid to host the Summer Games in 2036.
Excerpts from the conversation…
