Nita Ambani 1st Indian female to become member of IOC
Reliance Foundation chairman Nita Ambani became the first Indian woman member of the International Olympic Committee, after getting elected at the 129th IOC Session in Rio on Thursday. The 52-year-old is the third Indian member of the IOC after Dorabji Tata and Raja Randhir Singh. According to membership rules, Nita will remain an IOC member till the age of 70.