India, Nov. 7 -- Olympic medallists Gagan Narang, Vijender Singh and Yogeshwar Dutt, as well as former table tennis player Kamlesh Mehta, were on Saturday elected unopposed as four male Sportspersons of Merit (SOMs) after eight former athletes withdrew their candidature, ahead of Indian Olympic Association's (IOA) December 5 polls.

Electoral Officer Sanjay Kumar Srivastava said that there was no need for the election to be held on Monday for the fours male SOMs, as only four are left in the fray after the deadline of withdrawal of candidature, which was set at 2 pm on Saturday. But the election for the four female SOMs will be held on Monday on virtual mode, as six candidates remained in the fray after the withdrawal by five former athle...