Jwala Gutta and Gagan Narang gets into Sports Authority of India

Badminton player Jwala Gutta, shooter Gagan Narang and retired IAS officer B. V. Papa Rao are three Hyderabadis who have been inducted in the newly constituted Governing Body of the Sports Authority of India that will look into sporting affairs in the country and work towards enhancement of India’s performance on international stage, more particularly the Olympic Games.While Jwala and Gagan are among the eight “Eminent Sportspsersons” nominated by the Sports Ministry, Papa Rao is the sole sports administrator in the “Sports Experts” category picked by the Centre. Former cricketer Chetan Chauhan, ex-athletes Shiny Wilson and Ashwini Nachappa, former weightlifter Kunju Ranji Devi, former hockey player M. P. Ganesh and archer Abhishek Verma are other members in the “Eminent Sportspersons” bracket.