New Delhi, Apr 25 (PTI) Khel Ratna awardee shooter Ronjan Sodhi has thrown his hat into the ring for the post of chef-de-mission of the Indian contingent at the Olympic Games in Paris later this year.

The multiple World Cup, Asian Games and Commonwealth Games medallist’s decision to send his candidature for the prestigious post comes after six-time world champion boxer M C Mary Kom recently stepped down as the chef-de-mission due to personal reasons.

The IOA had announced the appointment of the celebrated boxer, also a bronze-medallist at the 2012 London Olympics, on March 21 but she decided to step down on April 12.

Confirming the development, Ajay Narang, executive assistant to Indian Olympic Association president P T Usha, told

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