India, May 30 -- In a country where sports administration is often under the scanner for varied reasons, the Odisha Gymnastics Association may have produced one of its more curious cases with the body continuing to use the name of a president who died over a year ago for communication seeking funds from the State Government.

A complaint submitted to the commissioner-cum-secretary of Odisha's Sports & Youth Services Department has questioned how the OGA managed to secure nearly Rs 98 lakh from the State Government for the 2026 National Gymnastics Championships, even as invoices of more than Rs 1.96 crore and official documents continued to carry the name of late Samir Dey as president.

The event was held from April 25 to May 3 at Kalinga...