Himanta Biswa Sarma, President, Badminton Association of India (BAI) was elected as the Vice President of Badminton Asia Council (BAC) recently. The 50-year-old got 35 votes from a total of 40 polled.
“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” informed Ajay Singhania, General Secretary, BAI
Anton Subowo, President, BAC has also appointed BAI secretary (Tournaments) Omar Rashid as the Deputy Chairman of Badminton Asia’s development committee. Sudhakar Vemuri will also assume charge as Deputy Chairman of Technical Committee, BAC